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- Policy option: ignore symbolism
I was happy to see so many comments on my argument against French hypocrisy. Some agreed with my assessment; others did not, calling my reasoning “misleading” or “muddled.” I think my argument still stands when taken for what it is: an analysis of (secular) national law.
Confusion arises in this argument due its complexity: there are [...]
- The Gods at Nikko
Photos of the guards at the gates of the temples of Nikko, in Tochigi, Japan.
- Like Blind Moles…
Sake-Drenched Postcards has a great account on clashes between far left and far right protestors at Yasukuni Shrine. With photos! Check it out here.
- Happy Valentine’s Day
Via Konfidi, Saudi Arabia has banned the color red for Valentine’s Day:
Because of the ban on red roses, a black market has flowered ahead of Valentine’s Day. Roses that normally go for five Saudi riyal ($1.30) fetch up to 30 riyal ($8) on February 14, the Saudi Gazette said.
“Sometimes we deliver the bouquets in the [...]
- The History of Male Circumcision, Part 1
I’ve covered the histories of salt and chili pepper and other various topics previously, but in this post I’m going to take a topic all together different and review the history of male circumcision. Today most Americans think of cutting off the foreskin for males shortly after birth as completely natural. Yet this [...]
- Butt-Naked on Trial
Thanks to Eddie for the head’s up. ComingAnarchy’s favorite genocidal Liberian is making headlines again:
Liberian Ex-Rebel Confesses to Killings
January 21, 2008; 3:56 PMOne of Liberia’s most notorious rebel commanders, known as Gen. Butt Naked for charging into battle wearing only boots, has returned to confess his role in terrorizing the nation, saying he is [...]
- Zoroastrian Hindus
Thanks to Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace for this fascinating online article on Zoroastrian Hindus in modern-day Azerbaijian from a travelogue dating from the 1920s, translated and posted by Soli Dastur.
About hundred to two hundred years ago, our Hindustan used to have a very good trade with the Central Asian cities like Samarkand, Bokhara, etc. Also, [...]
