Earlier I had a post about the cheating gene. This is a post that talks about its opposite, the monogamy gene…
Study traces origins of monogamous coupling
From an evolutionary standpoint, the key players in the mating game were …
Category: Society
Old conservatism
My break with the extreme right
I worked for Reagan and wrote for National Review. But the new hysterical right cares nothing for truth or dignity
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/24/my_break_with_the_extreme_right/
Perhaps I have not grown as ‘liberal’ as I had thought, given this …
Cancer screening and saving lives
Prostate cancer screening’s false promise
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/opinion/brawley-prostate-screening/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7
The first time I did any reading on prostate cancer was a number of years ago when my father-in-law had a positive PSA test. Based on my reading at the time there was a …
The pill, the automobile and the Internet
What killed social conservatism?
Technological progress has made it impossible for conservatives to obscure the truth about Americans’ sex lives
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/22/what_killed_social_conservatism/
Really interesting article that (to me) seems to provide a deep insight to the right-wing way of thought. I …
“New Economy Movement”
Rise of the New Economy Movement
A growing number of theorists and activists are experimenting with new business models that go beyond profit
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/22/rise_of_the_new_economy_movement/
Many of the ideas outlined in the article I believe are right on target for developing …
Another sign our country is going to shit
U.S. could lose aging eyes in the sky
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/20/us/us-satellite-crunch/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
Our once-great science and technology advantage is steadily being eroded by short-term thinking and anti-science attitude amongst our political ‘leaders’. In addition to the mentioned two failures (yes, I know blasting …
The poor’s waterslide to hell
When all else fails, rob the poor
Before we can ‘do something’ for the poor, there are some things we need to stop doing to them.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-ehrenreich-stealing-from-the-poor-20120517,0,7201749.story
Ain’t America Grand?! It is so nice to know we are such a …
More proof of our police state
As if it were needed…
How FBI Entrapment Is Inventing ‘Terrorists’ – and Letting Bad Guys Off the Hook
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/how-fbi-entrapment-is-inventing-terrorists-and-letting-bad-guys-off-the-hook-20120515
This would be a really terrifying article if it weren’t already so mundane and boring. I have huge troubles quelling …
Once again the US government creates and props up a brutal dictator
Obama’s new free speech threat
An Executive order seeks to punish U.S. citizens even for “indirectly” obstructing dictatorial rule in Yemen
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/16/obamas_new_free_speech_threat/
Oh, and by the way, bla bla bla the Constitution is shredded, bla bla bla.
The US has …
American InJustice
Another innocent executed?
The state of Texas killed Carlos DeLuna for a crime he appears not to have committed, according to a new report
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/15/another_innocent_executed/
Personally I got no problem with the death penalty. Well, I do have a problem, …