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Category: Responses to Reader Emails

  • Reader Email – Reader Says, “Of Course Race Matters”

    I received a very interesting email about the effects of our quota mentality.  You could say it’s a testimonial from the "front line."  Give it a gander.

  • Duke Responds to Reader Who Says He’s Too Negative

    By Selwyn Duke A while back I received an email from a reader who complained that while I’m very good at leveling criticism, I don’t provide many solutions.  Since I’ve heard this before — not frequently, but it has been said — I wanted to respond.

  • Selwyn Duke Reponds to Questions about Election

    By Selwyn Duke The only difference between Bill Clinton and Mike Huckabee is their choice of instruments. After my expose of presidential aspirant Mick Huckabee (properly known as Huck "the Huckster"), I received numerous reader emails wherein people asked me, essentially, who was a better viable alternative.  A few of these emails follow along with…

  • Selwyn Duke Responds to Reader

    By Selwyn Duke I will occasionally respond to reader emails at this site, but today is a first.   I’m going to respond to a poster, Ray Hicks.  Mr. Hicks has complained about my commentary on the free market, and he believes he has caught me in a contradiction.  Below are his two posts on the…

  • Selwyn Duke Responds to Comments about “Racial Profiling”

    By Selwyn Duke There were many email responses to my piece titled "Stereotyping 101," including a minority in which readers expressed disfavor with my acceptance of what has incorrectly been called "racial profiling."  Below are two of those emails, followed by my refutations.

  • Professor Says Duke is Wrong! Reader Email

    This is an email I received from a college professor who questions my characterization of Thomas Jefferson as a Deist in my piece Evil.

  • Selwyn Duke Responds to Questions About Evil

    Much to my surprise, my philosophy piece about the existence of evil evoked a tremendous response.  I had assumed that because it wasn’t about matters topical or titillating, it would interest only a few.  I suppose this is a testimonial to the erudition of those who imbibe Internet commentary.  Anyway, I have chosen three to…