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On September 11
Every September 11 in the United States, we are besieged with exhortations to remember the eponymous terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. These come in many forms, from the innocent social media posts of our friends and relatives and celebrities … Continue reading
Posted in As Seen On TV, Culture, Current Events, Patriotism, Philosophy, Politics
Tagged 9/11, iraq, war
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Life and Death
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends. Gandalf
Talking Over Torture
Conor Friedersdorf responds to Jonah Goldberg’s continuing attempts to frame the debate over water-boarding as a debate over semantics: Talking Over Torture | The American Scene Goldberg is absolutely wrong to argue that there are no good responses to the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Politics, war
Tagged friedersdof, interrogation, jonah goldberg, terrorism, ticking time-bomb, torture, water-boarding
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Quote of the Day
“No man is an island, and rules made for imaginary islands ignore the fragile ecology of the actual archipelago.” Adam Gopnik, The Return of the Native, The New Yorker, Sept. 7, 2009
What is it about MDs?
Don’t get me wrong, MDs are sure smart and successful and all, but it just seems like whenever there’s a crazy idea being touted by someone with an impressive degree, it’s a physician. Don’t quit your day job, Dr. Lanza. … Continue reading
Accomodationism for the Greater Good?
Over at DiscoverMagazine.com, Chris Mooney takes issue with this blog post by Jerry Coyne on what Coyne calls “accomodationism” of religion in stances by the National Academy of Science and the National Center for Science Education, two leading scientific organizations … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, Culture, Philosophy, Religion, Science
Tagged accomodationism, atheism, chris mooney, creationism, darwinism, evolution, intelligent design, jerry coyne, Religion, Science
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Jon Stewart Nailed It
I am with what anecdotally seems to be the majority of people, who thought the Daily Show interview of Jim Cramer conducted by Jon Stewart was brilliant, even while painful to watch. Jim Cramer had the misfortune of representing all … Continue reading
Posted in As Seen On TV, Current Events, Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Rants
Tagged cnbc, daily show, interview, jim cramer, jon stewart, santelli
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Reaction to DC v Heller
The Supreme Court today ruled the District of Columbia gun ban unconstitutional, unambiguously embracing an ‘individual right’ interpretation of the 2nd Amendment after decades (centuries, actually) of ambiguous decisions on the matter. Those of you who have only read my … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics
Tagged 2nd amendment, dc v. heller, gun control, heller, scalia
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Oopsie! Clinton Forgets to Fact-check… again
Hillary Clinton’s campaign says the candidate will stop telling the story of an uninsured pregnant woman who lost the baby and died after being denied medical care, following a hospital raising questions over its accuracy. CNN Political Ticker – Clinton … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Rants
Tagged clinton, election, health insurance, hospital, pregnant
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