Morality is about right and left

Disgusting, isn't it by Massimo Pigliucci

A short comment on the science of morality, and an interesting difference investigations have found between leftist and rightist morality.

Schopenhauer lives on

Six Questions for Arthur Schopenhauer by Scott Horton

"In the totality of human history across all cultures and ages, the wise have always said generally the same thing, and the idiots, namely, the immeasurable majority, have always also done the same, namely just the opposite; and nothing we do will ever change this. And this is why Voltaire writes: nous laisserons ce monde-ci aussi sot et aussi méchant que nous l’avons trouvé en y arrivant (We will leave this world as stupid and as malicious as we found it when we arrived)." Arthur Schopenhauer, Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit (1850)

Constitutional games

Bong Hits 4 Jesus - The Game

Hey, who says the Supreme Court is good for absolutely nothing? Here's evidence to the contrary. A little flash game to help clear up any doubts you may be harboring about how the Founding Fathers would want the constitution to be interpreted nowadays.

read it and find out

Lessons from Katrina - How to Destroy an African American City in 33 Steps by Bill Quigley

Here's a step-by-step playbook for destroying communities of the urban poor - all the better for the real estate market, hence our GDP, thereby pleasing God greatly. Unfortunately for those who would seek to follow it, seems like it requires a major hurricane and neglected levies: Bloomberg, you're out of luck.

Yet he's the author people who don't pay attention to the world turn to for an update

FLATHEAD - The peculiar genius of Thomas L. Friedman by Matt Taibbi

The first time I read this a while back, I was crying I was laughing so hard. Even now, on the third or fourth time through, I still can't hide a smile. Out of everyone in the entire world, Tom Friedman is my very favorite clown.

You must read this, and that goes double for anyone who actually reads Friedman's books or columns for other than their unintentional-humor value.

Hot girls distrust the U.S.?

Global poll shows wide distrust of United States

Wow, this article begins with a picture of two pretty girls from LA at some left wing conference. The rest of it is about something like the rest of the world distrusting the U.S. or something, and I think the girls may be sisters...

read it and find out

Targeting Dissent - FBI Spying on the National Lawyers Guild by Marjorie Cohn

This is a short history of US Government repression of the Guild. That's my organization - NLG represent!

read it and find out

Imminent Crises: Threats and Opportunities by Noam Chomsky

This is as good as Chomsky's political writing gets; powerful yet understated, with a bit of sarcasm here and there that, given the subject matter, would normally come across as bitter and withering - but doesn't. This short article sums up a wealth of knowledge about politics and economics in a very readable fashion, and so would make a great starting point for people interested in these vital subjects but daunted by their enormity.