According to The Onion, America deserves an "F" for "end-of-the-world preparedness." "More than "87 percent of Americans are unprepared to protect themselves from even the most basic world-ending scenarios, according to a study released Monday by the nonpartisan doomsday think-tank The Malthusian Institute." Despite "more than ample warning" for the most…
Senator Rick Santorum, Republican, Pennsylvania, is having a difficult time getting re-elected. He’s fighting a hard race against someone who has more moderate views. I’m not altogether thrilled with his opponent, either, but Mr. Santorum–who has now taken the tactic of showing the people of Pennsylvania that they should vote for him because he can bring federal money to the state–is a banner emblem for the fundamental problems of the Republican Right. Lest we forget what he’s all about, I remind you that he is a social conservative who doesn’t Approve.
Doesn’t approve of much of anything representative of a liberal society. Let me here pick on one of the things as example of his mindset.
Homosexuality.
(As a point of debate, let me state up front that my issue with this has nothing to do with my own sexual orientation. My support of gay rights is a bit broader than that. I am not gay–but I am a sexual being, and one of the major points that gets overlooked in these debates is that when the specific proclivities of one group of consenting adults is attacked, all groups are attacked, because what is being attacked is a variation. While there is only one “natural” way to procreate, there is no single “natural” way to indulge in sensuality. Note, most laws in this country that have sought to limit homosexual behavior have in the past not stopped there, but have gone on to enumerate specific actions for illegalization, actions with …
Helium (2He4) is the second most common chemical element in the universe and also the second lightest. It is a Noble gas (i.e: It doesn't combine with other atoms, or even with itself above a fraction of a Kelvin). Young Earth believers use it in 2 mutually contradictory ways to…
Here are some of the bad things that can happen to you if you are a fashion designer who dares to use non-anorexic models in your fashion show. Putting “fatties” in her show (woman who were sized 8 – 12) actually got designer MaraJoara blacklisted by Vogue Australia. Here’s coverage…
It appears that the War on Terror is shaping up to be as decisive, efficient and effective as the War on Drugs: “Mission Accomplished since 1933”. The enemy is hard to define, hard to detect, and there is no exit strategy (see bureaucracies, below) in the unlikely case of a declared win.Terror is a state of mind, a reaction to extreme and unexpected negative events. Those Saudis who attacked on 9/11/01 (using materials and training acquired in the U.S.) set off a chain of events that is turning our country into a Police State. This is a win for them.
Here are some signs of a gathering Police State. …