Andrew Sullivan's Blog, page 2830

Why Sexuality But Not Race?

Saletan examines the ban on gay men donating blood:

"Men who have had sex with men since 1977 have an HIV prevalence … 60 times higher than the general population," the [FDA}:]

So a 15-fold difference is...

Quote For The Day III

"I believe we are at the end of what church historians will, in the future, call the Billy Graham era... I believe we are also nearing the end of the 'Religious Right' representing Evangelicalism... My prayer is that over the next 10 years, there will be a Love Reformation and the Gospel will retake the Bible-believing church," - the tweets of Ted Haggard.
















Ted Haggard - Christianity - Billy Graham - Religion and Spirituality - Evangelicalism

Nice Ascot

The latest from the red Prada slippers brigade:

No, this is not a parody, apparently. This is a parody:

Prada - Recreation - Multimedia - Hosting - Web Design and Development

Live-Tweeting A Firing Squad, Ctd

A reader writes:

I have long advocated that executions be televised. Networks would not do it, but public access channels should. Some people think this particularly gruesome of me. I suspect those are the same people who though the Utah attorney general's remarks were shameless or callous. We could debate about whether the death penalty is ethical or not. But what seems clear to me is that the people should know what is being done in their name. Executions used to routinely be public several...

She's An Anosognic!

You know who.
















New York Times - Iterated Prisoner Dilemma - Artificial Life - Social Networking - Online Communities

The Black Hawks Will March In Chicago's Gay Pride

And the beat goes on ...
















Chicago Blackhawks - National Hockey League - Sport - Hockey - Stanley Cup

BP's Damage Control, Ctd

First newspapers, then Google searches, now social networking sites. Alex Seitz-Wald isn't impressed:

... BP seems
uninterested in the social aspect of social media. On Facebook, the
company only accepts comments from people who "like" BP, while comments are disabled completely on the company's YouTube channel

("BP fail whale" illustration by Oskar Krawczyk)

Facebook - Social media - Twitter - Google - YouTube

McChrystal Must Go? Ctd

Andrew Exum runs through the pros and cons:

In the end, your opinion on whether or not Gen. McChrystal should bedismissed might come down to whether or not you think the currentstrategy is the correct one for the war in Afghanistan. My ownprediction is that Gen. McChrystal will be retained. As much as criticsof counterinsurgency like to blame Gen. McChrystal (and nefariousthink-tankers, of course) for the current strategy, the reality is thatthe civilian decision-makers in the Obama...

An Solstice Tradition

Last night witnessed another midnight baseball game in Alaska. No artificial light required. And here is a picture of the first, 102 years ago (the first post title said "equinox"; fixed now):

Baseball - Light - Sports - History - Fantasy

An Equinox Tradition

Last night witnessed another midnight baseball game in Alaska. No artificial light required. And here is a picture of the first, 102 years ago:

Baseball - Light - Sports - History - Fantasy