I have to say that Rick Santorum is the most interesting candidate, psychologically speaking, in the presidential race. And this is in the face of stiff competition from Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, and Newt Gingrich, all of whom would make fascinating studies of deluded thinking.
One thing that you must concede in favor of Santorum is that when it comes to his anti-women, anti-sex, anti-contraception, anti-gay, anti-secular agenda, he is [Read more…]
The annual conference of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), America’s premier pro-Israel lobbying group, began over the weekend and we will see the familiar ritual of leading American politicians, including the US president, dutifully attending and swearing their undying loyalty to Israel. It is really quite an extraordinary spectacle to see the leading political figures of one state swearing their unwavering devotion to the interests of another. Even [Read more…]
The commonly accepted theory for the original human settlers in the US is that 15,000 years ago they crossed over from Asia to America near the Bering Sea that had a land bridge then or at most required a short boat ride.
Hence I was intrigued by this news article (via Machines Like Us) that there is some evidence that the first humans here may consist of a people known as Solutreans who came from Europe 20,000 years ago by [Read more…]
Tomorrow new atheist billboards will go up in neighborhoods that are strongholds of Islam and Judaism, Paterson, NJ and Brooklyn, NY respectively. So Muslims and Jews can now join up with Christians in getting into a lather about atheist billboards, proving once again [Read more…]
Via reader Norm, I learned of this site which posts the testimonies of those who have experienced the thrilling sense of freedom that is familiar to all who have managed to break free of the chains of their religious beliefs.
Here is one by Jack who speaks about how his gender identity issues [Read more…]
The absurd fuss over contraception in the US is a classic example of religions abusing the language of ‘freedom of religion’ to advance their anti-women agenda. It turns out that Israel is also experiencing a similar phenomenon. Orthodox soldiers are apparently objecting to having to hear women sing at military functions.
The army’s insistence on men hearing women sing is such a serious attack on religious freedom, according to one prominent far-right rabbi, that “we’re close to a situation in which we will have to tell soldiers, ‘You have to leave such events even if a firing squad is set up outside, which will fire on and kill you.'”
Some see a more sinister agenda at work than [Read more…]
A lot of people newly entering the work force or trying to find work in a new area after being laid off discover a catch-22, that employers often require them to have some experience but that they can’t get experience until they get employed. Unpaid internships are often touted as a way of breaking that cycle, a means of getting work experience without [Read more…]
Herman Cain is still around, unfortunately, putting out weird ads in the service of, what exactly is not clear. You never know with Cain, a truly original thinker. After all, who else would think that an obnoxious child killing a pet fish in some kind of post-nuclear landscape would be a winner?
Remember my post about a humorous suggestion to see if it was merely the fact that it was sponsored by atheists that made some people find atheist billboard ads offensive, rather that whatever content it contained?
Well, someone took up the idea and we now have some evidence that it is merely the word ‘atheist’ that is the problem.
Stephen Walt is puzzled:
One of the great puzzles of contemporary national security policy is why the mighty United States gets its knickers in a twist over lots of security issues in lots of unimportant places. After all, it’s the world’s most advanced [Read more…]