Tuesday, July 31, 2018

In Response to this Week's Manufactured Moral Panic

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Should We Be Afraid of the 3D Printed Gun? The article is from four years ago, but is still valid.  The technology that has everyone so ag...

Today's Gratuitous Jack Kerouac Reference

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In the Age of Censorship, What Do We Owe the Beat Generation?

Liberal Workplaces are Notoriously Misogynistic

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Almost 2/3 of Female Writers Sexually Harassed at Work, Survey Finds Network news, Hollywood, The Episcopal Church , etc.
Monday, July 30, 2018

I'm Not Sure How We Got from the First Sentence to the Sixth

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I've really got to stop proofing other people's academic articles.  They seem to be demonstrations of nothing more than pretzel l...
Sunday, July 29, 2018

But Capitalism is, Like, Bad or Something

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The World's Poorest People Are Getting Richer Faster Meanwhile, in socialist Venezuela, the people have eaten the zoo animals.

Nominated for The Coracle's Genius Award

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Using weeds, pests, and invasive species to make sustainable sushi The restaurant may be found here .

I Think Einstein Would Doubt This

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It was eventually corrected to "speed of sound".  Hey, editors are expensive.
Saturday, July 28, 2018

The Current State of Anglican Intellectualism

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The Archbishop of Canterbury has written a book. Critically , it goes about as well as one might expect. Economic mistakes permeate Welby’...

Yep

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Sorry If You're Offended, but Socialism Leads to Misery and Destitution Of course, those who tell me of the joys of this ideology can ...
Friday, July 27, 2018

Eugenie Clark

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We re-ordered our list of profiles this week in honor of The Discovery Channel's annual "Shark Week".  Originally published o...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

Endorsed

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This Is the Human Driving Manifesto

Turns Out I've Been Doing It Right All Along

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STUDY: Women Prefer Men Who Eat Meat and Women Prefer Physically Fit Men With Good Jobs And No Criminal Record

No. I Live in Connecticut and I Don't Want to Pay, Either

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Connecticut is drowning in debt. Should the rest of us have to pay?  Could we finally admit, even though he's a Democrat and that'...
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Eric Hoffer

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We offer a bonus profile this week, as today is the natal anniversary, or birthday, of Eric Hoffer, one of the unique voices of the America...

It's Not, but It Does Permit the Historically Ignorant to Self-Identify

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Communism sent millions to their deaths - so why is it cool to wear it on your T shirt?
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

A Pungent Observation

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One of my former students  is was a digital editor for The New York Daily News.   Yesterday, he was one of the newsroom staff laid off as t...

I Knew It!

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The secret of longevity: fat, sugar and booze
Monday, July 23, 2018

Before We Start Hearing About Climate Change and More Hurricanes, Here's Some Science

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Note the downward trend indicated by the horizontal line.

Appearance vs. Reality

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"I don't have half as much as most of these folks or a tenth or a hundredth. There's only so much you can eat. There's only...
Sunday, July 22, 2018

So, a Guy Walks into an Episcopal Church...

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I wish this were a laborious joke, or a satire.  Alas, it is all too real and another example of how The Episcopal Church continues to expec...