Daily Archives: January 29, 2010

Lancaster Councilwoman Sherry Marquez on a Muslim on Trial for Beheading His Wife: “We are told this is a small majority (sic) of Muslims in America, but it is truly what they are all about.”

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

The true nature of Islam is on display in the murder trial of a Muslim man in New York who beheaded his wife? That’s the essentialist conclusion of an elected Republican official in Southern California: Lancaster councilwoman Sherry Marquez. Here’s how … Continue reading →

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Richard Rorty on Making Ethical Choices in a Godless Universe

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

I think that Richard Rorty is right about this, but it’s a bit jarring to read it stated so directly and matter-of-factly. The quote comes from Rorty’s essay, “Kant vs. Dewey” (in the last collection of his papers, Philosophy as Cultural … Continue reading →

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Doobie Doobie Do—in California?

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

Expanding liberty and consciousness—and traffic accidents—in California? Pot seems to be headed for the ballot this year. This today from Reason: It looks like a marijuana legalization initiative will be on the ballot in California this fall. Today the backers of the … Continue reading →

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I Like This Howard Zinn Quote

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

From “The Optimism of Uncertainty,” The Nation, 2004: The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous … Continue reading →

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