To oppose “rationalism” is not to oppose reason; rather, it is to oppose a particular conception of reason, a conception according to which the intellect is “omnicompetent,” judge, jury, and, if need be, executioner of all traditions, institutions, customs, and laws that fail to vindicate themselves before its bar. The notions that nations can be [...]
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will probably treat any real attempt at two-sided diplomacy as Hitler did: mainly as something to be exploited. George Handlery on the week that was: Dutch insensitivity and Swiss cruelty. Rephrase the non-proliferation treaty to fit Iran. Ahmadinedjad finds the enemy lurking in the dark. Some find the courage to ignore the Dalai Lama. Does not voting for Obama make one a racist? Senator Obama's defense by an admiring liberal-progressive columnist amounts to nothing much. The Senator remains an insipid shadow of his liberal-progressive forerunners in foreign affairs. |
 
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