Quote of the day: “Nature is and has always been cruel to the stupid. ” – Ghost of Nicole Links of the day: Why Soy Is Not A Health Food http://www.fitnessspotlight.com/2008/08/03/why-soy-is-not-a-health-food/ Did Small Government Cause Our Current Problems? http://mises.org/story/3694 Generating Power from Stupidity – The Harsh Truths of the World Financial System http://www.rayservers.com/blog/generating-power-from-stupidity—the-harsh-truths-of-the-world-financial-system “Spiritual Women […]
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Of shortwave, the BBC, earthquakes, crushed children, and international satellite monitoring
I like listening to the BBC. Of course there’s the Internet, and NPR often broadcasts BBC’s World Service at night (and increasingly slipping in some BBC coverage during the day time, in the middle of All Things Considered. Truly… strange…) A decade ago, though, I saved up a couple of paychecks and bought a nice […]
The joy of service, a friendly word from Orwell, Solzhenitsyn, Douglas, and Hitler
Let us, you and I, read these quotes and just think about them. Turn them over in our minds, taste them, not taking them for granted, but really, really, considering what the authors were trying to communicate to you, and I, what their backgrounds were, and what their concerns were. We see how clear things […]
Interesting piece by T.J. Winter (AH Murad). “Bombing Without Moonlight The Origins of Suicidal Terrorism”
Interesting article. “Bombing Without Moonlight The Origins of Suicidal Terrorism” by Timothy Winter (Abdal Hakimh Murad) I found some thought provoking ideas in this article. As usual with Murad I find myself disagreeing strongly with some points, but agreeing strongly with others. In all cases he’s thought provoking, worth a read, even if one disagrees […]