Not allowed to be right aboutanything. After posting a clip from Bill Maher’s show in which the comedian mocks the […]
morality, politics, psychology
The phenomenon of the petty tyrant
Researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Business decided to examine the relationship between status and power in how people […]
feminism, gender, sexuality
“Normal” is overrated
“We’re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that’s all.” — Andrew, The Breakfast Club […]
autism, empathy, morality
Is empathy enough?
David Brooks has an interesting essay in the New York Times called The Limits of Empathy. In it he discusses […]
death penalty, politics
What we could have done
That the band R.E.M.’s break-up and Troy Davis’ highly controversial state mandated execution would have taken place on the same […]
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What we could have done
Cross-posted from State of Formation. That the band R.E.M.’s break-up and Troy Davis’ highly controversial state mandated execution would have taken place […]
feminism, politics, sexism
Limbaugh’s big fat complete lack of self-awareness
Rush Limbaugh takes yet another poke at Michelle Obama for being fat. A commenter on Dispatches called Nemo writes This […]
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What Rick Santorum doesn’t get about bigotry
Cross-posted from State of Formation. The title of this post might sound a little obvious to many who have concluded […]
LGBT, politics, religion
Why Rick Santorum is wrong
The title of this post might sound a little obvious to most who might read it– Rick Santorum, wrong? Perish […]