Category Archives: Society

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Well Ya Know, We All Want to Change the World

First things first. I’m incredibly disturbed at the rudeness of the people who repaired my windshield glass. They were supposed to be here yesterday. After class I sped to the office to pick up some work, came home, and waited for the fixers. They are mobile and were supposed to be here between 1PM

Silence is the Enemy

A rare cross posting from Darfur: An Unforgivable Hell on Earth.
There is clearly a debate as to whether all publicity is good publicity. We won’t get into that here, but I lean on the side of usually, with exceptions. “Silence is Not Golden”. As I’ve written about the situation in the Congo here many

Defamers Beware

I was at Panera’s waiting for a colleague, taking advantage of the black bean soup and free wireless, when I came upon this story about a Blogger jailed in Anna Nicole Smith defamation suit. I’m not going to discuss this case, I don’t care about it except as an example of why vengeance, stupidity,

Home Grown Ideological Terrorism Makes a Martyr Out Of Dr. George Tiller

Dr. George Tiller was Shot to Death today. Tiller, a Kansas physician, performed late term abortions, one of the few physician in the country to do so. He was found not guilty in March in a politically motivated trial where he was charged with 19 misdemeanors stemming from procedures he performed, and in another