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March 2011

Rob Bell versus Hell

Like many kids, I attended Sunday school. I wasn't a terribly serious student: I considered it a victory if I...

Today's Political Litmus Test

From Tom Toles: Complete the following sentence: "Japan's nuclear power plants failed because of..." (a) Insufficient regulations. (b) An early...

Watching PBS

I don't watch much TV. Tonight, I watched something called "GritTV" on a local PBS affiliate. GritTV was a wonderfully...

Libyan War

So, am I for it, because I've always favored overthrowing dictators whenever an opportunity arises, or am I against it,...

Means-Testing Social Security

I used to favor it: after all, why should some rather wealthy person receive Social Security when the system is...

New York Times Book Reviews

A veritable political microcosm in every drop of electronic ink... Recommended by Google News, believe it or not: In her...

Of Geiger Counters and Bananas

Great post on Watts Up about the Banana-Equivalent-Dose: After the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, the NRC detected radioactive iodine...

Joseph Cirincione, "Nuclear Expert"

Last night, NBC Nightly News featured Joseph Cirincione, billed as a "nuclear expert." He predicted dire possibilities for the Japanese...

Earthquake & Flooding: Tragic For Japan, Great for the Anti-Nuclear Left!

Watched NBC Nightly News yesterday. A few minutes covering the quake, with thousands killed and displaced — and then onto...

Scott Walker is Hitler... or Mubarak?

In Yemen, the government is apparently attacking protesters with nerve gas. Those with a vested interest in holding onto governmental...

Unions Create No Wealth

Just got done listening to a protester in Madison rant about how his opponents (anyone to the right of him)...

NY Times: Sceptical When It Needs To Be

Hmmm... a real case of "he said, she said"... As Congress continues to debate the new health care law, health...

"Confidence in Me"

Another post following yesterday's theme of exploring sexual differences... from Huffington Post: My graduate advisor, psychologist Carol Dweck .... found...

Men, Women, and Competition

I was raised as a "feminist", by which I mean that I taught the theory that men and women are...

Let's Put the Government in Charge of Childrens' Nutrition!

What percentage of parents do you think would allow their children to eat this for breakfast each and every day?...

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