Justice Antonin Scalia, the religious revanchist appointed by George Bush as part of his pandering to the evangelist right, gave a speech to Orthodox Jews earlier this year in which he supported his bigotry with a steady stream of lies. All quotes in italics are from the story in New York Sun. Lie the First: [...]

Norm Geras, whom I usually rely on to write thoughtful exercises in clear thinking, has let me down by praising a review by Marilynne Robinson. It’s not that I disagree with the point that attracted Geras to the review in the first place. Robinson was reviewing Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion for Harper’s, and she [...]