Keith Olbermann’s answer to Rumsfeld - a much more eloquent argument than my own. Nicely done, and thank you!
Feeling morally, intellectually confused?
The man who sees absolutes, where all other men see nuances and shades of meaning, is either a prophet, or a quack.
Donald H. Rumsfeld is not a prophet.
Mr. Rumsfeld’s remarkable speech to the American [...]
“Corporate power is the driving force behind US foreign policy - and the slaughter in Iraq.”
John Kenneth Galbraith, a towering figure in the intellectual landscape of the 20th century, died Saturday at the age of 97. Born in Canada, he moved to the States when Roosevelt was President - and he stayed here. He was [...]
Slavoj Žižek makes a very interesting defense of atheism in the editorial “Defenders of the Faith” (New York Times, 3/12/06). Certainly atheism deserves the restoration of the inherent dignity of its position. But his overall argument, at least in the context of our current realities, is flawed. It could be a readerly effect, since the [...]
I’ve been having an extended discussion/argument with a Canadian Jehovah’s Witness in the comments of an old post. Feel free to read the whole thing if you can bear it. Yes. It’s long. I know. There were some resources in my latest reply that I thought might help others - so here’s a piece:
Most of [...]
Many have made a trade of delusions and false miracles, deceiving the stupid multitude.
There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.
Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!
Nothing can be love or hated unless it is first known.
Anyone who [...]
“Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.”
– Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King is dead.
A woman of grace and strength and courage and dignity is gone.
Equality. Human Rights. Non-violence. Peace.
She worked hard to keep these ideas out front and center [...]
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