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Month: September 2012

Islamist Hypocrisy on Free Speech: Suppose They Got What They Wanted?

  • Religion
September 29, 2012June 7, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Eric Posner, legal scholar and son of the scholar and judge Richard Posner, declares in Slate that free speech is overrated and that internationally, even to a small degree in Europe, it needs to take a back seat to order. […]

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Tea Party Advocates Big Government?

  • Politics
September 24, 2012July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Because the quote I want to use is from a comment on Lisa Hymas’ post at Grist.org that is way down toward the bottom, and because I mainly want to respond to that comment, I will quote it here in […]

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Politician Speak with Forked Tongue: Or, The Electorate and The Donorate

  • Politics
September 24, 2012July 3, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Peter Beinart in the Daily Beast speaks of the desirability of having the press crash fundraisers.  In today’s American political world, people seeking elected offices have two audiences, the electorate and the donorate; and in many ways, the donorate [or, […]

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Little Europe?

  • Culture
September 19, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The coastal strip west of the Cascades, including the large cities of Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland, has a very similar climate to that of Western Europe away from the Mediterranean.  The area is much smaller; a drive from Seattle to […]

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‘Streetcars’ vs. Light Rail

  • California
September 13, 2012July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Samuel L. Scheib, editor of Trip Planner magazine, argues here that so-called ‘streetcars’, trams which actually run in the street with the cars, are not so much ‘public transit’ in the manner of light rail as a tourist amenity and […]

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Portland Public Loos Are The Best

  • Culture
September 12, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Here’s an article from The Atlantic Cities explaining why Portland, Oregon’s, public loos are the best. In response to: “Why Portland’s Public Toilets Succeeded Where Others Failed” by John Metcalfe at The Atlantic Cities

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Immigration Policy: Offending Everyone II: Whither Evangelicals?

  • Politics
September 11, 2012July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

If immigration is a ‘social issue,’ it is one that cuts very differently from the traditional social issues of abortion, euthanasia, and gender. And an anti-immigrant stance alienates a whole different set of people than conservatism on moral issues does. […]

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How Much Does Immigration Change Character?

  • Culture
September 10, 2012June 8, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I am opposed to immigrant bashing. But we all bring ourselves and our deficiencies with us wherever we go. The Latinos are not the first immigrants to flock to California only to find they had brought their old selves along […]

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I was saddened to learn about the death last summer of the Evangelical Christian activist and author Ron Sider (1939–2022). I’ve always found his ideas thought-provoking and have agreed with him in somewhat unexpected ways: https://howardahmansonjr.com/2023/01/ronald-j-sider-1939-2022-on-a-most-conscientious-believer/

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Despite weaknesses and economic errors, Ron Sider was a true believer; he didn't care about being ‘trendy’, ‘cool’, or appealing to any establishment, whether the ‘woke’ establishment of our society or the bourgeois establishment of Evangelical churches: https://howardahmansonjr.com/2023/01/ronald-j-sider-1939-2022-on-a-most-conscientious-believer/

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Ronald J. Sider (1939-2022): On a Most Conscientious Believer: https://howardahmansonjr.com/2023/01/ronald-j-sider-1939-2022-on-a-most-conscientious-believer/

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