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democracy and morality

Posted on June 22, 2010 by bkingr

yesterday evening Instapundit linked to Todd Zywicki at the Volokh Conspiracy which had an excerpt from a fascinating and lengthy Kenneth Minogue paper at the New Criterion. It is a thought provoking look at the relationship between democratically elected governments … Continue reading →

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democracy is an obstacle

Posted on March 30, 2010 by bkingr

and people are too stupid to do the right thing. So says James Lovelock. never heard of James Lovelock? Neither had I, so I checked up on him at Wikipedia. here is what Wikipedia lists as his bibliography: Lovelock, James … Continue reading →

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Roe v. Wade @36 part 2

Posted on January 22, 2009 by bkingr

further to Ed Whelan’s point below regarding the effect of Roe v. Wade in bypassing democratic processes, here is Father Neuhaus’ article regarding this awful anniversary. These are the issues addressed in a remarkable new book out this month from … Continue reading →

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