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Why we need less democracy by TB September 26, 2011 7:13 pm

Another view along these lines. by TB 2011-09-27 13:33:08

And we wondered what is wrong with our education system? by Eri September 26, 2011 4:11 pm

So that's why I had trouble with math Senior year! Let me explain. One major problem with the textbook I ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-27 22:09:42
The Mad, Mad World of Textbook Adoption by TB 2011-09-26 21:02:15
- Interesting. I've read some of it; will go back and read more (I hope! Got some writing revisions to ... by Eri 2011-09-26 21:33:32
Wait till we start seeing the textbooks that give "fair and balanced" treatment to both the theory of evolution AND ... by ER 2011-09-26 18:01:03
- Yeah, that's a lot more important than having every other damn thing in the books wrong. by TB 2011-09-26 19:11:59
  - They are businesses, TB. They don't educate kids. They sell books. by ER 2011-09-26 19:34:30
    - Who would you have writing and printing our textbooks? by TB 2011-09-26 19:39:08
      - Private businesses should print the books. Government-hired educators should write them. by ER 2011-09-26 20:09:00
        
        Who decides who gets hired to write them? Who do you think writes them now? by TB 2011-09-26 20:23:11
        
        It's a business, Tom. Companies lobby and court educators. Probably bribe, them, too. You guys even have a ... by ER 2011-09-26 20:38:53
        
        "It’s an ugly system, and it needs to be fixed. But the ideological content of the books must be determined ... by TB 2011-09-26 20:51:27
        
        Okay, so what would you suggest? by ER 2011-09-26 21:01:21
        
        Local control scares me quite a bit because in Kansas and Texas, the textbooks would have taught about creationism and ... by Eri 2011-09-26 21:45:32
        
        You've got two choices: by TB 2011-09-27 06:52:55
        
        You're absolutely correct, of course. Honest, I agree with you. It's just that competition and free choice is not what capitalists ... by ER 2011-09-27 07:48:59
        
        You don't get it. It's the regulatory system, exploited, that creates this monopoly. by TB 2011-09-27 08:48:19
        
        Monopoly existed long before there was regulation. And the seminal anti-monopoly legislation, Republican Teddy Roosevelt's "bust the trust" movement ... by ER 2011-09-27 12:21:13
        
        That's like the fourth post where you just sat down and made up your own facts. From experience, there's ... by TB 2011-09-27 12:56:55
        
        What I've always suggested. by TB 2011-09-26 21:11:48
- David Broder wrote a book about failures of the media by offering 'fair and balanced' reporting. For instance, providing ... by bowser 2011-09-26 18:53:05
  - One of the consequences of aggressive Reich-wing patrols of the media has been a reluctance of most media outlets to ... by ER 2011-09-26 19:32:48
    - Of course, since you have officially declared there is no "Left" in America, you might not be the most accurate ... by TB 2011-09-26 19:38:07
      - There are no influential leftists in America. Oh sure, there's a few pinko writers and professors here and there ... by ER 2011-09-26 20:19:04
        
        "No influential leftists in America?" Anybody else agree with that? Just trying to get a line on things ... by TB 2011-09-26 20:28:52
        
        So tell me, TB. Who do YOU think would be an "accurate meter"? And who would you describe ... by ER 2011-09-26 20:50:44
        
        Oh, I'm a conservative, no doubt about it. by TB 2011-09-26 20:59:37
        
        "I have a specific set of political and economic principles founded on more basic fundamentals of individual rights. They’ve served ... by ER 2011-09-26 21:17:20
        
        We might have different ideas on what "individual rights" means. by TB 2011-09-27 06:54:56
        
        I don't know what you mean by deep political philosophy Tom....but I do know that you and I come from ... by Jody 2011-09-27 09:04:26
  - Fortunately, we're technologically way past the point where Better and Wiser people can decide what information we should have or ... by TB 2011-09-26 19:32:13
Excellent article. by TB 2011-09-26 16:35:16

What hath we wrought? by Eri September 26, 2011 3:20 pm

You gotta admit, it beats pummeling Iran's nuclear facilities with bombs. by TB 2011-09-26 15:38:27
- I'm afraid it'll bite US in the butt, newly reconfigured for our power plants, etc. by Eri 2011-09-26 16:06:31
  - Assuming the U.S. created it, Rule Number One is never create a virus you don't have a vaccine for. ... by TB 2011-09-26 16:20:53
    - Even if we have a vaccine, if someone reconfigures it, our vaccine might not work. by Eri 2011-09-26 16:30:34
      - I think it was the Israelis. by ER 2011-09-26 19:47:30
        
        That was my first thought. My second was a partnership between US and them. by Eri 2011-09-26 21:50:48
        
        There is one reassuring thought. Apparently our enemies are just as stupid as we are. They have given the same ... by ER 2011-09-27 13:27:43
        
        Seconded. When handling sensitive files, you don't let it out of your sight. EVER. You also don't ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-27 22:16:46

I don't understand... by Jody September 25, 2011 7:51 pm

Ron Paul has a very dedicated group of followers (of which I am definitely not a member) who have a ... by TB 2011-09-25 20:59:13
- Just what does bombing online polls mean? by Jody 2011-09-25 21:10:32
  - Thanks Tom. by Jody 2011-09-26 03:38:48
  - If you have a powerful social network setup (and many famous people and organizations do, not just politicians), it's pretty ... by TB 2011-09-25 21:16:41
Something fishy in GOP land but, hey, this is Fox news. If the owner of Fox likes Romney, he'll ... by Eri 2011-09-25 20:47:58
- Fox News CEO Roger Ailes is repositioning the network away from the extreme nut cases on the far right. ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-09-26 11:08:39
  - When I lived in Port Charlotte, I used to buy my ammo at a little gunshop run by a real ... by ER 2011-09-26 19:46:41

Two more articles on Greece by TB September 25, 2011 7:09 pm

They're fighting back. by Eri September 24, 2011 6:17 pm

I love animals also Eri and I have never hunted. The only way I would hunt for food is if ... by FrankC 2011-09-26 00:12:29
- It broke my heart to put down a pet who was gravely ill with FIV/AIDS and unable to even clean ... by Eri 2011-09-26 09:51:46
  - Your cat may not have met a bad end. Often, a lost cat is simply adopted into a new ... by TB 2011-09-26 09:59:26
    - The reason I don't think Tobias could have been "adopted" is that he would not get near any human other ... by Eri 2011-09-26 15:14:58
      - There are two "outdoor" cats around here who enthusiastically crap in my yard. When the older one is sunning ... by TB 2011-09-26 15:19:31
        
        Years ago, I used to let Whiskers, now deceased, out in the fenced back yard. He was not a jumper ... by Jody 2011-09-26 18:00:13
- Oh Frank...how I agree. by Jody 2011-09-26 03:40:04
That's part of the risk. Predators get a shot at you too now and then. You have to admit that ... by TB 2011-09-24 20:35:32
Somehow, I can't help but think that if another species had risen to sentience on this planet beside us, somewhere ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-24 19:56:33
- Truthfully, I've been thinking about becoming a vegetarian with a little fish thrown in. The only thing is, I don't like ... by Eri 2011-09-24 23:44:42
  - Hmmm.... Do any of the vegetables on this list seem appealing to you? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 00:39:44
    - Many do, some I've never had, some I've never heard of. Many I have no idea how to fix ... by Eri 2011-09-25 07:53:01
      - The only solutions I see here are to guilt trip your relatives into either cooking for you or paying for ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 12:07:14
        
        That would be great if I had any relatives near! Unfortunately, since my sister died, I'm all alone in ... by Eri 2011-09-25 16:43:44
        
        Bummer to hear. I guess the only solution besides THAT is to guilt trip your neighbors; maybe blackmail them ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 22:09:03
        
        You trying to get me put in jail? I wonder if they DO vegetarian? Heh, the neighbor on the left ... by Eri 2011-09-26 09:57:23

Well, I don't like this. by Eri September 23, 2011 10:04 pm

Yeah, it's scary. But there's not much we can do about it, and the Russians do have every right ... by ER 2011-09-24 11:17:21
- That's what's so scary. There's not a damned thing we can do about it. We no longer have ... by Eri 2011-09-24 18:18:02
  - I don't think we have to worry about the Russkis invading Canada or Alaska. What we do have to ... by ER 2011-09-24 18:54:47
    - I hold the same position on the Arctic as I do on it's southern brother - Our presence there should ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-24 19:59:16
      - Unfortunately, the circumstances will make that impossible. Antarctica is a remote wilderness on the far side of the planet, its resources ... by ER 2011-09-25 06:02:40
        
        In that case..... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-25 12:09:10

Michael Yon in Afghanistan by TB September 23, 2011 10:12 am

Best line today on debates by TB September 23, 2011 10:01 am

We will see how he does in the future. We have a long way to go. The beauty of critiques ... by Jody 2011-09-24 09:23:41
"Over-Prepping"? Here was my favorite. by ER 2011-09-23 10:17:53
- A good indicator that someone knows their stuff (applies to any field, not just politics) is that they can tune ... by TB 2011-09-23 10:34:47
  - To be fair, the ability to think on one's feet quickly is not necessarily a sign of great intelligence or ... by ER 2011-09-23 11:13:57
    - I'm not talking about the ability to quickly fire off great-sounding "duckspeak" in response to a question (a common tactic ... by TB 2011-09-23 11:37:49
      - I've seen Gingrich say things even he knows can't possibly be true. I have absolutely no respect for the ... by ER 2011-09-23 12:04:06
        
        Well, who's to say what's true or not? :) by TB 2011-09-23 12:05:27
        
        There is a difference in saying something you do not know to be false, and saying something you know perfectly ... by ER 2011-09-23 12:07:05
        
        But who decides if it's false or not? by TB 2011-09-23 12:13:24
        
        You can't always tell when someone else is lying. And you never know for sure if someone else is mistaken. ... by ER 2011-09-23 14:44:53
        
        By that logic, by TB 2011-09-23 16:16:23
        
        Tom, as Haldane pointed out, the world is stranger than we CAN think. The questions with the easy answers ... by ER 2011-09-23 16:35:37
        
        See? There you go again. by TB 2011-09-23 17:04:56
        
        Tom, if they're so obviously wrong, why can't any of them see it when it it's so clear and obvious ... by ER 2011-09-23 17:26:53
        
        You basically answered your own question with your last sentence. by TB 2011-09-23 17:57:12
        
        Yep, that sure sounds like ὕβρις to me. Everybody is deluding themselves except you. by ER 2011-09-23 18:23:36
        
        I don't know. by TB 2011-09-23 18:31:56
        
        Tom, most of the opinions you are desperate to push here are ideological and philosophical anomalism and political fundamentalism. ... by ER 2011-09-23 19:18:36
        
        Q.E.D. by TB 2011-09-23 19:25:53

Obviously, this guy fell for a Nigerian e-mail by Eri September 22, 2011 9:19 am

Hikers imprisoned in Iran have been freed by TB September 21, 2011 12:22 pm

Their next vacation is to go hiking in beautiful North Korea. by Lee 2011-09-21 19:48:03
- I hear that Viet Nam is beautiful...but I could never go there...it is stamped in my brain forever with the ... by Jody 2011-09-22 07:50:33
  - Not weird at all. Your remarks are quite revealing. We lost the Viet Nam war, our first defeat. But remember, ... by ER 2011-09-22 08:34:04
    - VietNam was OUR generation's war so we are emotionally tied to it, an unpleasant tie. WWII was before most ... by Eri 2011-09-23 05:42:37
      - My mother hated the Japanese and Germans, but especially the Japanese (because that's who my father was fighting!). Both Japan ... by ER 2011-09-23 06:26:17
        
        Our family couldn't hate Germany since our heritage is German. In fact, we still had quite a few relatives ... by Eri 2011-09-23 22:02:13
        
        Me, too Eri...I was double cursed with my stout legs...either the Scottish Highlander or the German Heritage I boast. I ... by Jody 2011-09-24 12:04:40

Photobomb! by TB September 21, 2011 9:51 am

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