I think it’s time we start collectively chewing on Chris Hedge’s book “Empire of Illusion”. I’d like to kick things off by offering some (scattered) thoughts on Chapter 1: The Illusion of Literacy… I...
Rivaling the problems of John Stagliano in the U.S., Quebec make-up effects artist Rémy Couture is facing criminal charges for “moral corruption” under section163 of the Criminal Code of Canada for the content of both...
After a war, for the conquered, comes unfathomable fate. The ceasefire is rarely absolute when directed at the losers and the terms of surrender are harsher for those who have no other choice but...
It takes a lot to get me to side with PETA on something, but this has to be one of the most egregious violations of free speech in recent Western memory. In fact, the...
Erik writes: I think the real obstacle to a libertarian-left alliance is the labor movement. In the UK that movement has its own party. Here, the Democrats are the nominal representatives of labor. I...
To follow up a bit more on the libertarian coalition argument, I have to say it really just depends. Glancing across the pond you see the Liberal Democrats – a left-libertarian group in many...
I have some major reservations about Inception, so I’ll get the part where I praise the movie out of the way first. Inception is genuinely thrilling, and it’s nice to see a major studio...
I’m not sure that I fully endorse this (although I certainly agree with most of it, especially in the first half), but I think Simon K is on to something when he comments: The...
Devcat is working on correcting some bugs that came with the last WP update.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25India sometimes gets something like this. I'd argue that most countries do get a lessser version of…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25Don't worry about it. We all said a lot of things back there in that thread. The important thing is…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25The solution for "how to deal with" the other religion is the normal rules apply. If it's an argumen… on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25Being governed by idiots is the style of the time but America's long tradition of anit-intellectuali… on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25The global left criticizes those and Hinduism or even Budhhism for good measure while basically deci…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25Unlike that other religion in the Middle East? on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25The money was in the form of R&D grants. “The surveys they received asked several questions incl…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25Given the whole "deficit" thing, I think it's easy to make the argument that "not using it at all" i…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25The stuff people have been talking about since, oh, 2020. on Open Mic for the week of 3/17/25I am looking at this from the perspective of United States citizens. What good does this do to the p…
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