AUGUST 14, 2010 1:59PM

Freedom for Conservatives

I have grown weary of all the comments from conservatives about freedom.   I’m not sure what conservatives mean by freedom but some examples of where they (some not all) are not for freedoms are:

 

  1. Freedom for two consenting adults to determine appropriate
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I have noted that several conservatives have been beating the drum about government being generally worthless and that only private companies/corporations can do anything efficiently.  I think this based on a faulty assumption that free market forces create efficient organizations.  My expe… Read full post »

MARCH 11, 2009 11:52AM

Overpopulation

 

I just finished reading an article on Alternet entitled:

Are We Breeding Ourselves to Extinction?

By Chris Hedges, Truthdig. Posted March 11, 2009.

http://www.alternet.org/environment/130843/are_we_breeding_ourselves_to_extinction/

 

The author makes the point that working on the c… Read full post »
FEBRUARY 20, 2009 1:59PM

Reading "Your Inner Fish"

I just finished reading the book "Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body."  I really liked this book for it's insights into how humans evolved.   The book provides examples of how we carry the history of evolution within our own bodies. 

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FEBRUARY 10, 2009 12:59PM

Vision vs. Comprimize

The discussion about the stimulus bill reminds me a lot of work experiences designing  standard operating procedures or in writing documents.  Procedures/documents  designed by a committee often seemed unwieldy at the end with no one satisfied with the outcome.  This is much like… Read full post »

JANUARY 25, 2009 2:36PM

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