July « 2005 « Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy

Locke’s Illogical Attack on Animal Rights

By Robert H. Bass, on July 7th, 2005

Since babies and others don’t have reason or choice, but do have rights, possession of reason and choice can’t be necessary for rights. A response to Edwin Locke.

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G8 Socialist Gospel

By Thomas E. Brewton, on July 7th, 2005

The West became successful by pursuing the exact opposite of the policy of socialistic redistribution that Bob Geldof is urging upon the G8.

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Bring on Those .XXX Internet Domains

By Nathan Tabor, on July 7th, 2005

It may surprise some people, but I agree with Bob Parsons of GoDaddy.com about .XXX domains. And I would go even further. I am a Conservative who believes that we should both welcome and fight FOR the .XXX domain designations.

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The Fugitive “Fetus” Act: Some Historical Perspectives on a Recent Abortion Controversy

By Brian Melton, on July 6th, 2005

If the idea that millions of children are being killed in this country doesn’t bother someone, perhaps the idea that he or she may be “legally” forced to participate will.

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Did Phil Hartman Die from Congressionally-Sanctioned Discrimination?

By Mark Rosenthal, on July 6th, 2005

Despite what Joe Biden says, VAWA-funded organizations routinely discriminate against men seeking help.

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Jose Can Shoot Drugs

By Bernard Chapin, on July 5th, 2005

Perhaps no individual symbolized the Oakland A’s mix of flair and underachievement better than their Right Fielder, Jose Canseco.

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Spurlock Holmes

By Aaron Goldstein, on July 5th, 2005

Morgan Spurlock is a lot like a detective. Only this detective decides who the guilty party is even before the crime has been committed.

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The Ezekiel Option

By Bob Cheeks, on July 1st, 2005

In his latest offering, Joel Rosenberg has succeeded in exposing modernity to the lens of scripture, and in his creativity, has crafted a clever, layered, and nuanced story that reaches across religion and culture.

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Contract with Arizona

By Senator Russell Pearce, on July 1st, 2005

Arizona may no longer be the conservative state it used to be, but it still has conservative legislators whose priorities include illegal imigration, school choice, reducing spending, tort reform, passing a marriage amendment, restraining judicial activism, and states rights.

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The Population Control Controversy

By Matt C. Abbott, on July 1st, 2005

The assertion that the world is overpopulated is essentially a myth.

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Put the “Independence” Back in Independence Day

By Michael S. Berliner, on July 1st, 2005

Jefferson and Washington fought a war for the principle of independence, meaning the moral right of an individual to live his own life as he sees fit.

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