A diploma doesn’t necessarily indicate expertise. Zoe D Katze, Ph.D., C.Ht., DAPA, for example, has a wall of diplomas, despite being unable to sign her name. She doesn’t have the opposable thumbs for it. Steve Eichel, PhD, ABPP, who I can assume earned his degrees the hard way, got upset with the amount of credentialing… Continue reading How a cat named Zoe earned several advanced degrees and became a psychotherapist
Al Qaeda Populating U.S. With Peaceful ‘Decoy Muslims’
A/B Testing the Signs Homeless People Write
A/B Testing the Signs Homeless People Write from Big Think From A/B Testing the Signs Homeless People Write
neoconservatism validated in war on zombies
It is indeed to neoconservatism’s credit that its doctrine is consistent with extant work on how best to respond to the zombie menace. A war against zombies would, surely, be a war against evil itself. From neoconservatism validated in war on zombies Finally, a case for neoconservatism. I expect to see John Bolton make the… Continue reading neoconservatism validated in war on zombies
Jonathan Rabb: When “Socialism” Meant Something
The Spanish saw socialism in simple economic terms, as a belief that governments had to oversee large programs of social improvement – such as land reform and the wresting of education from the hands of the church to secular institutions – while leaving small business to the entrepreneurs. Socialists argued that a small minority shouldn’t… Continue reading Jonathan Rabb: When “Socialism” Meant Something
The Great British Austerity Experiment
The takeaway lesson should be “austerity does not work; don’t go there.” Unfortunately, in the land of faith-based economics, evidence does not count for much. The UK may pursue a disastrous austerity path and those of us in the United States may still have to follow the same road anyhow. But we opponents of that… Continue reading The Great British Austerity Experiment
Pro-Mubarak blogger Atlas Shrugs 2000
You can avoid evil, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding evil. From Pro-Mubarak blogger Atlas Shrugs 2000 I found a pro-Mubarak blogger! In the US no less.
Paul Ryan, welfare queen
With his father’s passing, young Paul collected Social Security benefits until age 18, which he put away for college. To make ends meet, Paul’s mother returned to school to study interior design. His siblings were off at college. Ryan remembers this difficult time bringing him and his mother closer. See how that worked? Congressman Paul… Continue reading Paul Ryan, welfare queen
Krugman on Bloomberg on the Icelandic Miracle
Today, Iceland is recovering. The three new banks had combined profit of $309 million in the first nine months of 2010. GDP grew for the first time in two years in the third quarter, by 1.2 percent, inflation is down to 1.8 percent and the cost of insuring government debt has tumbled 80 percent. Stores… Continue reading Krugman on Bloomberg on the Icelandic Miracle
67 Percent Of Tea Partiers Would Rather Raise Taxes Than Raise The Social Security Retirement Age
Surprisingly, however, even 67 percent of self-identified Tea Partiers said they would rather raise the tax cap than cuts benefits and hike the retirement age: From ThinkProgress It’s only socialism when government helps other people.