Krugman, Keynesian Economics, and Alchemy on Tue May 15, 2012 11:01 AM PDTEvery time I read a piece by Paul Krugman I pull my hair and gnash my teeth while wondering how it is that someone of his stature can be so completely wrong in so many ways. Whether I look at the way he frames the issue, the way he avoids acknowledging certain facts while m …
Why Do We Get Brain Freeze? Scientists Explain on Mon May 14, 2012 6:58 PM PDT
They found that the sensation of brain freeze appears to be caused by a dramatic and sudden increase in blood flow through the brain's anterior cerebral artery. As soon as the artery constricted, the brain-freeze pain sensation wore off.The scientists were able to trigger the a …
Abortion and the "War on Women"...or is it Men?....I forget. on Fri May 11, 2012 12:43 AM PDTIn any discussion related to the right to abort, the one premise that seems to be supported by all pro-choice advocates is the “it’s my body” argument. This premise seems to be the spring from which numerous other assumptions and strategies flow. Pro …
Abortion and Natural Rights on Fri May 4, 2012 1:10 AM PDTHow can one believe in the existence of natural rights while at the same time supporting the right to an abortion? After much thought, it would seem to me that these two positions are mutually exclusive. If natural rights, as opposed to inalienable rights which I sugg …
The Rights of the Individual in a Societal Context---Part II---Survival on Thu May 3, 2012 9:14 PM PDTIn part I of this series I touched on the notion that individual rights are the first casualty when the survival of any particular society is at stake. In part II I would like to expand just a bit on that thought, thus providing a firm foundation for future articles ad …
The Rights of the Individual in a Societal Context---Part I on Thu May 3, 2012 12:34 AM PDTThe Rights of the Individual in a Societal Context---Part I
The question of how to address the tension between the rights of the individual and the rights of the society has been a focus of Western philosophers almost from the beginning. Socrates eventually provided …
May Day protests show weak immigration movement on Wed May 2, 2012 1:17 AM PDTWhile a black preacher told 100 immigration protesters that incarcerated blacks and detained immigrants faced similar challenges, Jesse Morgan stood to one side of the May Day demonstrators, holding a large sign that read "Radical Queers Resist."
