I think the feeling of general malaise that I felt on Tuesday evening was the same as what many other people were feeling. Like rising too quickly from a high pressure environment, I had a bit of the emotion bends. For one thing, I've paid nearly unending attention to the election, and it didn't really …
Category Archive: General
Oct 03 2008
Bill Maher is not the spokesman we need
Thomas Henry Huxley was Charles Darwin's public face in the 19th century. He acted as the public advocate for evolution, engaging in a well publicized debate with the English bishop Samuel Wilberforce. Huxley was a prominent biologist, a scientist and great thinker, open to new ideas, though skeptical, and, so far as I am aware, …
Sep 26 2008
The liberal/conservative canard
It is an unfortunate fact that the word "liberal" has multiple meanings, ranging anywhere from an Enlightenment term of high praise to a modern-day epithet associated with Marxism. This is perhaps not surprising, given the English usage of, for example, a "liberal amount" of ketchup, means that you really pile it on. So, naturally, liberals …
Sep 18 2008
Why I am not a Libertarian
It's hard to dislike the ideals of the (big L) Libertarians. They line up with my common-sense notions on the decriminalization of victimless crimes such as drug use and prostitution (which are indefensible positions). They talk a good line about a statement of principles, and that's certainly not a bad thing to have. Their ideas …