Inspiration
Faith & Prayer
Health &
Wellness
Entertainment
Love &
Family
Newsletters
Special Offers
A Pagan's Blog
News From the Front: the War on Empathy
By
Gus diZerega
The hearings over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor are giving us wonderful opportunities to see the psychopathology of modern ‘conservatism’ in action. I am indebted to Daily Kos for much of the information that follows. Here are some interesting factoids on the GOP and conservatives’ war on empathy – and I would suggest their war…
Incredibly Good Post by Frank Rich
By
Gus diZerega
Frank Rich has written a wonderful piece. With thanks to Balloon Juice.
‘Conservative’ Tribalism Revisited
By
Gus diZerega
When I did a couple of blogs a while back, here and here, on ‘conservatives’ as having, on balance, not really advanced far beyond a tribal identity, some of my readers got upset. Try these recent gems of wisdom regarding how ‘conservatives’ see the rest of us. We really have a serious problem in this…
American Patriotism
By
Gus diZerega
Sebastopol had its annual fireworks show last night, on the 3rd. (That way people can take in even more fireworks nearby, on July 4.) Analy high school’s athletic field and bleachers were filled by hordes of happy spectators celebrating our country’s birthday as well as having a very good time. Standing for the Star Spangled…
46
47
48
49
50
archives
most recent
search
this
blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners