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Utah’s New Senator And The Intellectual Decline Of LDS Conservatism

By Joanna Brooks

…sacrifice the rights and liberties of thousands upon thousands of African-Americans and Native Americans to political expediency. Or the fact that concerted federal action has played a substantial role in the enforcement of the rights of women and people of color. The Skousen-ish worldview Lee appeals to has been decried even by conservative-leaning Brigham Young University political science professors, who describe it as “lacking in substance an…

‘Enchanted New York’ Offers a Journey Through the City’s Magical History — With Some Mystifying Oversights

By Gordon Haber

…ph company office. According to Dann, early photography seemed magical to “rural Americans” and “native peoples.” As for the telegraph, which was arguably one of the most important inventions ever, it was apparently a mere “mechanical simulacra of clairaudience, clairvoyance, clairsentience.” Moving uptown and through the centuries, Dann points out sites related to Freemasonry, mesmerism, phrenology, Swedenborgianism, psychometry, Rosicrucianism a…

Beck’s Distortions Of It’s A Wonderful Life Mirror His Distortions Of Current Events

By Lauri Lebo

…bble instead of a thrifty working class.” One can almost hear Mr. Potter’s words echoing in the words of CNBC commentator Rick Santelli, who some credit with launching the Tea Party movement with his on-air rant about the government “promoting bad behavior” by offering foreclosure assistance. In another strange point, apparently in response to my statement that he’s trying to turn the movie into “a rallying cry for the conservative anti-government…

Gay Republicans Ask for Social Issue Cease-Fire

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…ebsite, concerned with cutting capital gains and corporate tax rates, free-market health care reform, and privatizing Social Security. Oh, they want “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repealed as well—but that may be deemphasized as they seek support on these other matters. GOProud’s letter is at once bold and insulting. Bold because they have walked into the lion’s den and asked kindly not to be eaten for supper. Insulting because it shows that even gay and…

Phelps’ Vile Words Test First Amendment

By Lauri Lebo

…s. Rather, the issue here is whether those vile, disgusting, and insanely cruel words are protected speech under the First Amendment. I had brought along my video camera in order to get some thoughts from the clan on the upcoming case and their thoughts on the First Amendment. Phelps’ daughter Margie Phelps — also the attorney who will be presenting arguments before the Supreme Court — calls Snyder a crybaby. Shirley Phelps-Roper, the primary spok…

Election Update: Oklahoma Bans Shari’ah Law

By Haroon Moghul

…ss the planet. But let me end with a note of hope. Consider that, for most Americans, Shari’ah is only known as an inflexible and intolerant system (considering the interpretations most Americans hear about, I don’t blame them). What most people oppose when they say they fear Islamic law is not the law per se, but those draconian and inhuman interpretations of Islamic law (so, keep in mind, Rumi was an Islamic lawyer, and furthermore he was much m…

Secret Sequel: New Age “Mind Cure” Misses the Point

By Mark Vernon

…the things that happen to us can overwhelm us. For example, a day might be ruined by a trivial disappointment. The good Stoic, though, learns not to let that get him down and, in general, to react well to any eventuality. (Not getting a good deal on your cabbages at the market is one situation discussed; Zeno’s philosophy came to be called Stoicism because he taught in the Stoa, an everyday place of shops, and therefore an excellent place to pract…

A Republican House Will Launch “Witch Hunt” on Science

By Lauri Lebo

…that hasn’t even been able to garner the political goodwill to pass modest market-based cap and trade incentives for industry polluters. This is truly disturbing. If Republicans follow through with their plan, it sounds like we could be in for a witch hunt against science. And I suspect it’s unlikely that the attacks on science would end with energy policy. Many of the same people who question the scientific validity of climate change also seem to…

Ponzi Pastor, Bacon Terrorism, & Spiritual Jewelry

By Michael J. Altman

…frauded parishioners in a Ponzi scheme. Archaeologists unearthed an 1800-year-old statue of the Buddha in India. In Iowa, a pastor is praying that the IRS comes after his church for his political campaign against three Iowa Supreme Court judges who ruled to allow same-sex marriages. The American Family Association has joined in the campaign against the judges. Finally, the words of one of the Chilean miners rescued after 69 days trapped in a mine:…

Comics will Ruin Your Mind

By Hussein Rashid

…culturally diverse team of heroes. So here is a New Yorker—inspired by an American art form, who sees no difference between his Muslim and his American values—being vilified by the conservative noise machine for wanting to export those values around the world. At this point I feel like I should confess that I am a huge fan of The 99. I have been on panels with Naif, and his work is a big part of my current research project. I believe in his visio…