morality and philosphy

Why? Did They Have a Spare One Laying Around?

When I told my son that Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize he at first thought I was joking. When I told him they really did he said, “Why? Did they have a spare one laying...

I Want to Be Like Norm

This panel below is from a the web comic “Escape From Terra”.  It’s a pretty good hard science fiction story which examines how a libertarian/anarchist society might function in...

This Has Got To Be a Typo

From Sweetness and Light [h/t Instapundit]: And speaking of jobs, according to the Southern Policy Center (a 501c3 “charity”) 990 forms as reported, they received $33,526,228 in 2007. The same form...

Sheeple

From xkcd We all seem possessed by the fear we are not special. We cannot emotionally tolerate that each of us apprehends only a tiny piece of reality. We create a fantasy in which whatever special...

Quote of the Day

Perhaps the best and only thing that the old can bequeath to the young is a good fight, a truly good struggle in something that matters, a fight that carries a person beyond the confines of a little,...

Those Disgusted Conservatives Vs. The Chicken F*ckers

[Warning: This post uses sexual imagery and a satirical tone to make a serious point.] The authors of the disgusted conservatives study I discussed earlier reveal their ivory tower bias when they...

Watch The Goode Family

ABC has a new animated comedy by “King of the Hill” creator Mike Judge that takes a satirical look at faddish leftism. Even if you don’t usually watch these kinds of shows you...

Let’s See Alcuin of York Figure This One Out

It’s a sad fact of life that if you don’t drink much you end up as the designated driver for those who do. On the plus side, as the cartoon elucidates with the traditional logic puzzle,...

Why the Robots Will Always Rebel: Part II

In my previous robot post, I explained why natural selection will always drive robots to seek an existence independent of the good of humanity.  Instapundit links to a Slate column by P. W. Singer...

Life After People: Environmentalist Porn

My son and I like to watch “Live After People” on the History channel. The show is a thought experiment that examines what would happen to manmade structures and nature if humans...