Don’t Cut in Front of My Driverless Car
2015-07-23 – Okay, don’t even think of cutting in front of me. Doesn’t matter if you won’t hold me up. Doesn’t matter that you’re trying to get to the turn […]
Tag Archives: war
Ice Cream Is Not Natural, War Is
2015-04-30 – Ice Cream is not natural. I hate to break it to you. And, no, I don’t care if it says natural on the package. The package isn’t natural. […]
Webs That Tie Us to War
2015-01-19 – Are moderate Muslims responsible for jihadi terrorism? Rupert Murdoch seems to think so. The Daily Show (and other liberals) don’t. Who’s right? I have believed for a long […]
Better Not Kill Those Wolves and Cougars
2014-12-04 — A recent scientific study has revealed that each time a wolf is killed, sheep deaths go up. Yes. It’s not what you would expect. You’d think that thinning […]
Reflecting on the 2014 Israel-Hamas War
2014-07-30 – Did you ever give any thought to the opposing mirrors you find in fitting rooms? Maybe you’re paying more attention to that new suit or dress you’re trying […]
The Bright Light of Punishment
2014-07-13 – Human beings have a need to exact punishment. A variety of psychology experiments have shown this to be true. MRIs reveal how brightly our brains light up when […]
Couldn’t We Just Pretend We Never Heard of Iraq?
2014-06-24 – It’s hard not to consider sunk costs. Huh? In doing the cost-benefit analysis of starting (or continuing) any venture, we’re told not to consider “sunk costs.” That is, […]
We All “Kraine” for Ukraine
2014-03-04 – I kraine, you kraine, we all kraine for Ukraine. “Kraine?” You ask. “What is the meaning of ‘kraine’?” Well, I want to think that “kraine” is a mashup […]
My Brother’s Keeper
2014-01-12 – A favorite idea, at least in the popular press, is that kin selection tends to make us cooperate more with close family members and compete more with […]
The Mouse That Roared
2013-03-31 – Does anyone know why North Korea wants to go to war against us? When I was in high school in the mid-60s, I asked a similar question […]
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