Sun - July 27, 2003

Gay Marriage: Quit whining about "protecting the children"


The battle against gay marriage is assuming greater prominence on the conservative agenda. But why is gay marriage anathema to conservatives? Appeals to "protect the children" won't cut it -- all married couples don't have children; some gay couples do; and marriage is about more than procreation anyway.

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Tue - June 17, 2003

All Opinions Don’t Deserve Respect


No one’s opinions have any entitlement to respect. Respect is what you may earn after surviving challenge in the marketplace of ideas. While everyone from flat-earthers to white supremacists is entitled to speak their opinions, they have no entitlement whatsoever to have their opinions taken seriously.

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Sat - June 14, 2003

Confessions Of A Former Campus Conservative


Let me make clear at the outset that the “former” in this title refers to my campus location, not my conservative beliefs. I was a student reactionary, and proud of it. Accordingly, after reading the recent New York Times Magazine article, The Young Hipublicans, I indulged in intense bouts of indignant irritation . . .

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