Take Climategate. One response is: 1. “These people behaved dishonorably. I will lower my trust in their opinions.” Another response, not entirely out of the ballpark, is: 2. “These people behaved dishonorably. They must have thought this issue was really important, worth risking their scientific reputations for. I will revise upward my estimate of the… Continue reading The limits of good vs. evil thinking
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The Nation of Futurity
The Chinese now have lavish faith in their scientific and technological potential. Newsweek and Intel just reported the results of their Global Innovation Survey. Only 22 percent of the Chinese believe their country is an innovation leader now, but 63 percent are confident that their country will be the global technology leader within 30 years.… Continue reading The Nation of Futurity
The Pledge of Allegiance is un-American
In a republic, the people should not pledge allegiance to the government; the government should pledge allegiance to the people. From The Pledge of Allegiance is un-American – Salon.com Good point.
Teabaggers punk’d by anti-racists who get them to cheer rant against European-American immigrants
Teabaggers punk’d by anti-racists who get them to cheer rant against European-American immigrants Funny.
Treasury Invites Bloggers to Round Table
Mr. Geithner, the Treasury secretary, was among the senior officials who talked with bloggers at an outreach session on Nov. 2. The two-hour round table was held on background, meaning that the bloggers could describe the sessions, but not attribute quotes to specific officials. Lengthy posts about financial system reforms — and the bloggers’ disagreements… Continue reading Treasury Invites Bloggers to Round Table
South Park Mocks Glenn Beck
Cartman is chosen to read the morning announcements at South Park Elementary, but he turns the forum into a bully pulpit to unleash criticism of the student-body president. South Park Mocks Glenn Beck | Video Cafe Almost as funny as the Did Glenn Beck rape and murder a young girl in 1990? Not that I… Continue reading South Park Mocks Glenn Beck
Will You Go To Jail If You Don’t Buy Health Insurance?
Will You Go To Jail If You Don’t Buy Health Insurance? No. Section 501 of the House bill imposes a tax of 2.5 percent of adjusted gross income. You are exempted from the tax if you already have qualifying health insurance from your employer, if you receive benefits from Medicare or Medicaid, if you are… Continue reading Will You Go To Jail If You Don’t Buy Health Insurance?
How Ayn Rand Became an American Icon
In her 70s Rand found herself dying of lung cancer, after insisting that her followers smoke because it symbolized “man’s victory over fire” and the studies showing it caused lung cancer were Communist propaganda. … Rand was broken by the Bolsheviks as a girl, and she never left their bootprint behind. She believed her philosophy… Continue reading How Ayn Rand Became an American Icon
If a deficit falls in the forest
The truth is that the truth about budgets plays almost no role in real politics. Right now, Meg Whitman is campaigning for Governor of California on the claim that state spending has exploded over the last decade — when the fact is that it has fallen drastically in real per capita terms. Will she pay… Continue reading If a deficit falls in the forest
favorability-unfavorability red-state-blue-state
Obama’s favorability-unfavorability rating in the South is 28-67, while it is 68-23 in the rest of the country. By way of The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan