Herodotus begins his history by telling us that some Phoenician traders came to Argos, Greece and, on a whim, abducted the king’s daughter Io and took her to Egypt. Later, to show […]
State of the Union Snippets: Live Blog (update continuously)
Started by intimating: It’s bad now, but when it was bad before, it got good. “Answer history’s call.” “These struggles are why I ran for President.” Thought: It’s tough to read letters […]
Employer told not to post advert for ‘reliable’ workers because it discriminates against ‘unreliable’ applicants
Longtime reader Katie sent this in: Employer told not to post advert for ‘reliable’ workers because it discriminates against ‘unreliable’ applicants. A snippet: Recruitment boss Nicole Mamo, 48, tried to post an […]
Proof That There Are Too Many Lawyers?
Most lawyers are like the opportunistic infections that attack the weakened immune system of heroin addicts. You can scrape off the scabs that encrust the skin, but if you don’t treat the […]
Army Defers to NGO, Signs Treaty
The “U.S. Army and The Conservation Fund to Sign National Memorandum of Understanding.” If you hurry, you can be there to witness the treaty signing by the “Honorable Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary […]
Professions To Become Less Elitist In England
More from our Equality series: Just a sketch today; a longer article on this topic is (I hope to God) forthcoming. England is about to—it hurts to type this—Unleash Aspiration! According to […]
Pajamas Media: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School
Today’s post is over at Pajamas Media. Two weeks ago we heard that Berkeley High School was going to drop their science labs from its curriculum because too many white kids were […]
Should We Punish The Religious More Harshly?
Philosopher Daniel Dennett does a Q&A column at the Washington Post. He was asked, “Is there widespread media bias against Christianity?”. Here are his answers, interspersed with my comments. There is no […]
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