Is it good to crave knowledge? Nietzsche vs. Buddhism

Should one actively crave knowledge? Here are two extreme opinions: Oh, my greed! There is no selfishness in my soul but only an all-coveting self that would like to appropriate many individuals as so many additional pairs of eyes and hands—a self that would like to bring back the whole…

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ABC’s meaningless presidential debate

Tom Shales of the Washington Post describes the rot that our national media has become: When Barack Obama met Hillary Clinton for another televised Democratic candidates' debate last night, it was more than a step forward in the 2008 presidential election. It was another step downward for network news --…

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The U.S. government is consciously misrepresenting our sick economy

How bad is the economy?  In the May issue of Harpers Magazine, Kevin Phillips cuts through the numbers in an article entitled "Numbers Racket:  Why the economy is worse than we know." The revelations Phillips makes are shocking.  The U.S. government has been consciously cooking the books for decades. How…

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