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Mistaking Obama's Policies for Imperatives
Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:46 AM EDT
Bill Burr, of Washington, D.C., doesn't care much for a recent piece by Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie comparing Obama's economic policy to Jimmy Carter's. In a letter appearing in today's Washington Post, he opines,
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Populism and Anti-Populism: A False Dilemma?
Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:45 AM EDT
I’m reading “Here, the People Rule: A Constitutional Populist Manifesto” by Harvard law professor Richard D. Parker.
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Jesus on TV
Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:50 PM EDT
Two weeks ago, on the generally excellent Fox show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, a paramedic who was about to go on the run was given a bible by an FBI agent.
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When Atheists Attack: A noted provocateur rips Sarah Palin—and defends elitism.
Seeded on Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:15 PM EDT (Newsweek)
Sarah Palin's religious beliefs are easily the most terrifying aspect of her candidacy and here Sam Harris does a fantastic job of explaining why.
SAT Scores — What the Media Are Missing
Seeded on Tue Sep 9, 2008 2:57 PM EDT (cato-at-liberty.org)
CATO's analysis of the data coming out about SAT scores.
What I Learned from Writing a Novel
Wed Sep 3, 2008 5:22 PM EDT
The first draft of my first novel, an apocalyptic horror tale called THE HOLE, is almost done.
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How the Bias for Intent Makes Fools of Us All
Wed Sep 3, 2008 1:53 PM EDT
Daniel Dennett calls it the intentional stance. Long ago, in our evolutionary history, it was better to think there was a tiger behind you than to pass that rustling off as just the wind.
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U.N.: $20 billion needed yearly to fight hunger
Seeded on Wed Jun 4, 2008 7:34 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that $15 billion to $20 billion is needed each year to boost food production to combat hunger.
Sam Harris: What Barack Obama Could Not (and Should Not) Say
Seeded on Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:19 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
The problem of religious fatalism, ignorance, and false hope, while plain to see in most religious contexts, is now especially obvious in the black community. The popularity of "prosperity gospel" is perhaps the most galling example: where unctuous crooks like T.D.
The Hole: A Serial Horror Novel, Part 62
Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:53 PM EDT
The Hole is a serial apocalyptic horror novel, based in Mormon mythology, about a global plague, zombies, and a small group of survivors making their way across a very weird Midwest. An archive of the prior installments is available.
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The Hole: A Serial Horror Novel, Part 61
Sun Mar 9, 2008 12:21 PM EDT
The Hole is a serial apocalyptic horror novel, based in Mormon mythology, about a global plague, zombies, and a small group of survivors making their way across a very weird Midwest. An archive of the prior installments is available.
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Put Down the Book and Step Away From Your Co-Workers
Seeded on Sat Mar 8, 2008 5:57 PM EST (Reason Magazine)
A terrifying story of a janitor at a university threatened with reprimand for reading a history of Notre Dame's conflict with the KKK, and making the mistake of doing so within site of black co-workers.
Debunking Christianity: A Summary of My Case Against Christianity
Seeded on Tue Mar 4, 2008 12:09 PM EST (debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com)
A very thorough and thoughtful essay by a former preacher.
The Hole: A Serial Novel of Supernatural Apocalypse, Part 27
Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:46 PM EST
The Hole is a serial novel of supernatural apocalypse about a global plague, zombies, and a small group of survivors making their way across a very weird Midwest. "I'm sorry," Elliot said to her. "For the men who were killed."
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The Hole: A Serial Novel of Supernatural Apocalypse, Part 26
Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:39 PM EST
The Hole is a serial novel of supernatural apocalypse about a global plague, zombies, and a small group of survivors making their way across a very weird Midwest.
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The Hole: A Serial Novel of Supernatural Apocalypse, Part 25
Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:38 PM EST
The Hole is a serial novel of supernatural apocalypse about a global plague, zombies, and a small group of survivors making their way across a very weird Midwest.
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A Preview of Things: Mac GTD at its Best
Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:33 PM EST
The field of Mac "Getting Things Done" task managers is becoming crowded with quality applications. The public beta of OmniFocus is finally available and folks are generally pleased with what the experienced developers at OmniGroup have done.
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What Atheism Offers: Justifying a Life's Purpose
Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:40 PM EST
There exists a need among theists to justify life's purpose.
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What Atheism Offers: Freedom from Sin
Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:37 PM EST
Theistic religion of the Christian variety espouses two kinds of morality, both owing their existence to god and his scriptural commandments. The first is familiar to all moral systems and forms the groundwork of humanist ethics.
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What Atheism Offers: Life's Mysteries
Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:35 PM EDT
One of the profound and fundamental misunderstandings theists have of atheists is the belief that the latter lead a cold and narrow existence, unconcerned with the mysteries of the universe. Anything that can't be immediately, rationally known must be rejected.
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What Atheism Offers: Purpose in Life
Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:07 AM EDT
Without religion, won't life be meaningless? Won't we all collapse into nihilism, muttering "What's the point?" while we waste away our years in front of the television, waiting for it all to end? Not at all. In fact, exactly the opposite.
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The Locally Owned Business Fallacy
Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:10 AM EDT
William Gibson had a new novel out.
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What Atheism Offers: The Value of Life
Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:05 AM EDT
Citing Stalin, Mao, and Hitler, religious believers frequently condemn atheists for not valuing human life, and condoning and causing widespread death and human misery.
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State Senator Ernie Chambers Sues God
Seeded on Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:27 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
"State Senator Ernie Chambers is suing God. The lawsuit, which was filed on Friday in Douglas County Court, seeks a permanent injunction ordering God to cease certain harmful activities and the making of terroristic threats."
The Hole: A Serial Novel of Supernatural Apocalypse, Part 23
Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:38 PM EDT
The Hole is a serial novel of supernatural apocalypse about a global plague, zombies, and a small group of survivors making their way across a very weird Midwest.
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