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The Color of Fear

Saturday, November 6th, 2004

I just read David Brooks’s column in today’s New York Times: “The Values-Vote Myth”. Usually, I don’t agree with much that Mr. Brooks, a conservative, has to say. But this article gave me pause, and I wrote the following letter to him. Since he probably won’t read it, I thought I’d share it with the […]

Posted by laura 1:21 pm | In Politics | 3 Comments »

Election 2004 Results

Saturday, November 6th, 2004

The National Tragedy has unfolded, but at least this time it is a clear national tragedy. I’m not going to repeat the sentiments of the other 56,350,113 americans who didn’t vote for Bush here (there’s only so many curse words I can think of at the moment!), but I can point you to the website […]

Posted by chris 12:29 pm | In Politics | Comments Off on Election 2004 Results


Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C.S. Lewis