THE FAITH CARD: FAIR AND BALANCED

 
Nothing matches the shrill accusation that an assertion is not “fair and balanced.” Make a claim. Someone hollers “not fair and balanced” from the wings (more…)

“Crude Parodies Which No-One Has A Right To Erase:” Camille Paglia

“There are very few instances where speech properly falls under government scrutiny (more…)

“Our Incomprehension Does Not Impede Our Understanding…” Steven Pinker

“Our incomprehension of (_____) does not impede our understanding of how (_____) works (more…)

FAIR AND BALANCED? Both Sides Of A What?

Fair and Balanced.  If you don’t quickly insert a counterclaim into your assertion, not only your claim, but you, our dear ad hominem Reader, will be shouted to pieces. (more…)

Those Who Think Action Might Be In Order Will Be Called Men Of Little Faith: John Kenneth Galbraith

The market will not go on a speculative rampage again without some rationalization. But during any future boom (more…)

The Monstrous Institution of Rumor: Robert Pogue Harrison

“We live in a world that traffics in rumors. From prophet to disciple, neighbor to neighbor, binding the living to the dead and the dead (more…)

PHYSICISTS CHALLENGE GODS; Lawyers Intervene

Switzerland, France and Germany –some of your more Godless countries- are home to CERN. CERN has several large particle colliders, and they are constructing another. It has been in the Pop-News lately. (more…)