Category Archives: Right-wing watch

Hijacked

Ayaan Hirsi Ali asks in The New York Times where Islam’s moderates are. A better question, I think, is “what are progressives and moderates doing to prevent extremists of all stripes from hijacking social discourse?” Right-wing Christians in the US … Continue reading

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Discrimination in Foggy Bottom

U.S. Ambassador resigns over discrimination.

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Stings, Entrapment, and Hypocrisy

This weekend’s NYT Week in Review seems largely devoted to the Wide Stance Scandal: Abby Goodnough writes about open secrets and hypocrisy. Sarah Kershaw writes about stings and entrapment. Laura Maconald writes about how tea-room rituals are such as to … Continue reading

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“Rapists deserve…”?!!?

Is there any doubt America is turning into a theocracy? Here’s some more information on the rape victim who was denied emergency contraception and thrown in jail. I guess it’s not just the Japanese Health minister who thinks of women … Continue reading

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Cherry-picking science

Is there any doubt that America is turning into a dictatorship? When the government censors scientific discourse, it is time to be very afraid: “There was a story about a scientist who got authorized to speak at a conference. He … Continue reading

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