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Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 The flaws to be found in Ron Paul's policies: 2 of 3
Any attentive student of history will quickly realize that history is nothing more than a narrative describing an ongoing conflict between the haves and the have-nots. From our earliest civilizations to the present, the human story concerns the material wealth and physical and psychological well-being of individuals comprisin... More..
Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture Reflections on American restlessness: 2 of 3
Do we really know what we want? According to the Machiavellian intelligence hypothesis, we (the human species) evolved to be liars. Liars survive more often than honest animals. Honest animals share their food supply, while liars bury their food for later, or hide it behind a tree. And the most convincing liars are those that... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 US elections 2008: How McCain should distance his campaign from President George Bush: 10 of 13
With an approval rating of 28 percent, George Bush remains one of the least popular presidents in history, staying just above Richard Nixon's lowest polling of 24 percent, and trailing Harry Truman's all-time worst rating by just 6 points. Presiding over an unnecessary war initiated with blatant lies, a series of cynical powe... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God How can you not believe in God: 17 of 22
How can I not believe in God? It's easy! And if you follow these ten simple steps, you too can free yourself from this superstition:1. Understand that no god has ever really loved humanity. The god most familiar to those of us in the United States is a sociopath throughout the Old Testament, at various times commanding his ch... More..
Education > Education (Other) Education in America: Obstacles and solutions: 14 of 15
My perspective on this issue has changed dramatically. While I once viewed the shortcomings of public education as having to do with organization or funding, I now realize that more rigorous schooling isn't necessarily going to produce more dedicated students. I have also realized that most people are only willing to learn ab... More..
Sciences > Psychology Understanding highly sensitive people: 7 of 7
American culture is designed for the Type A personality: the aggressive, competitive extrovert. This personality type is usually the hero in U.S. cinema, portrayed as a man or woman of violent ambition and superhuman resilience.Another personality type, the introvert, or highly sensitive person (these categories overlap) may ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology Which US political party is best to handle the economy: Republican or Democratic?: 5 of 5
Americans believe that everyone should earn their keep, and that titans of industry and finance are especially heroic actors in the economy, so partly in response to the generosity of lobbyists, Democrats and Republicans both provide corporations with trillions of dollars in tax breaks. To some extent, providing tax breaks to... More..
Sciences > Sociology Dysgenics: A serious threat?: 3 of 3
Demographic studies indicate that since the advent of effective birth control, women with high IQs have been having fewer children than women with low IQs. Scientists, writers, and filmmakers have speculated that this trend could result in a gradual dumbing-down of an entire society, a process that could culminate in societal... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Satire: Global warming - a scapegoat masking a bigger problem: 2 of 2
We hear a lot about warming temperatures on planet Earth, these days. Scientists release a steady stream of images showing Antarctic ice disintegrating: the latest, satellite photographs showing the collapse of a 160-square-mile chunk of ice that was keeping the 5,000-square-mile Wilkins Ice Shelf attached to the Antarctic ma... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environment (Other) Environmentalism - a Marxist ideology?: 2 of 2
Environmentalism and Marxism both aspire to limit human behavior in the interest of preserving something. In the case of environmentalism, activists want to preserve the planet. Scientists are unclear as to how much human beings impact their environment, and an issue like global warming, while controversial, is simply about s... More..