Daily Archives: September 6, 2013

Wieseltier vs. Scientism

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Max West

In “Crimes Against Humanities“, Leon Wieseltier critiques the crude scientism Steven Pinker recently put on display in a much-talked about article: A few weeks ago this magazine published a small masterpiece of scientizing apologetics by Steven Pinker, called “Science Is … Continue reading →

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AIPAC on Syria

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Max West

The Israel lobby, arguably the most powerful lobbying group in the cesspool that is Washington D.C., kick into gear on Syria (“AIPAC to go all-out on Syria“): The powerful pro-Israel lobby AIPAC is planning to launch a major lobbying campaign to … Continue reading →

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Obvious

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Max West

NYT: “Poor, Black and Hispanic Women Are More Often Counseled on Emergency Contraception“

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