Category Archives: Culture

Genuine Racism and Good Riddance

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Phileosophos

Now here’s something you don’t see these days: a genuine bit of institutional racism overturned. When the race card is played these days it’s usually one of three things: A complete lie (e.g., the Duke stripper, Tawana Brawley, etc.) A … Continue reading →

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Evil in Germany

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Phileosophos

What is it about evil and Germany that makes them as inseparable as white and sugar? It genuinely pains me to raise the question, given that my ancestry is mostly German, but cannibalism is alive and well there if this … Continue reading →

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Dripping with Hypocritical Disdain

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Phileosophos

CNBC gleefully announces the “Death of the ‘McMansion’”, seemingly agreeing with Wikipedia that they’re tacky and lack a definitive style—though apparently not so undefined as to defy the label ‘McMansion’. It always amazes me how cultural/political elites rail against the … Continue reading →

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Again with “The N Word”

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Phileosophos

I have to go back to an ugly, confusing well regarding the proper use of the word ‘nigger’. Apparently Dr. Laura, a well known radio personality, has decided to quit her program after an uproar over her use of the … Continue reading →

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So This is Doing No Evil?

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Phileosophos

Eric Schmidt, one of the guys who founded Google, apparently thinks it’s reasonable to expect every person to change his name at some point to escape his cyber past. This is the same guy who previously said that if you … Continue reading →

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People are Basically (Not) Good

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Phileosophos

One of the objections I hear to the Christian worldview is that its picture of man as fundamentally sinful is wrong or at least oppressive. I confess that I find the secular humanist vision far more appealing in its claim … Continue reading →

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Well Said

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Phileosophos

PowerLine (sort of) weighs in on the judicial absurdity that is the recent overturning of proposition eight here in California. He sums it up nicely, and I fear that with Elena Kagan’s addition to SCOTUS the “facts” that aren’t will … Continue reading →

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Newsweek Sold for $1

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Phileosophos

Remember how Newsweek decided not so long ago to abandon reporting hard news and “become” a liberal journal of opinion? Apparently most folks didn’t feel they needed yet another one of those because Newsweek has been sold for $1. That’s … Continue reading →

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Lighten Up, Chuckles

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Phileosophos

Apparently Prince Charles thinks he has a duty to “save the world”, to which I say lighten up, Chuckles. You’re not Jesus. Leave the world-saving to somebody with a clue. If you’re dumb enough to buy into the global warming … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Bizarro World

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Phileosophos

Sometimes there are days when news stories come together in such a way that I feel like I’m living in some inverted, alternate reality. Today I’m getting that vibe from the collision of three different stories. First, we have the … Continue reading →

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