Daily Archive: April 28, 2009

difference/disorder

Many critics of this post insist that I am wrong, which I may be. Some further that I am uncaring, which I’m not. And a few that I am interested in pursuing eugenics against...

How to Redefine a Word

How does the number 183 become 5?  Easy – redefine the verb “to waterboard” as meaning only “sessions of waterboarding.”  Similarly, how does the number 83 become “8 to 10”?  Easy – redefine the verb...

Taking Leave of Our Senses

“But the argument isn’t going away. It will be with us as long as the threat of terrorism endures. And where the Bush administration’s interrogation programs are concerned, we’ve heard too much to just...