Category Archives: IMPERIAL HUBRIS AND HYPOCRISY
Neocon: Epitome of Evil, Destruction, Greed
Neocon: Epitome of Evil, Destruction, Greed Post Categories: Canada Peter Koenig | Saturday, January 24, 2015, 9:15 Beijing “Civilization” of the Neocons “We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.” ~Albert Einstein Imagine – … Continue reading
Fraternities trash Michigan resorts
Fraternities trash Michigan resorts Three fraternities from the University of Michigan vandalized two ski resorts in northern Michigan over the weekend. Police escorted the students off the property, but no criminal charges have been filed. The university and the frats’ … Continue reading
Pigs At The Trough at Davos
Billionaire wags finger at middle class “lifestyle expectations” Billionaire Jeff Greene, who made his fortune as a real estate developer and from fraudulent mortgage securities, told a reporter at this week’s Davos, Switzerland, economic summit that “America’s lifestyle expectations are far … Continue reading
So .. what did “Adam and Eve” Look Like?
So .. what did Adam and Eve Look Like? Adam and Eve Insights from DNA studies of Khoe-San … a discussion on this South African blog talks about the genetic complexity of the Ksan, the “hottentots” who were almost extinguished … Continue reading
Tomgram: Rory Fanning, Unpacking the War on Terror
Tomgram: Rory Fanning, Unpacking the War on Terror Posted by Rory Fanning at 8:02am, January 13, 2015. Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch. [Note for TomDispatch Readers: Today’s post features Rory Fanning, author of Worth Fighting For: An Army Ranger’s Journey Out … Continue reading
On abstraction and idealization in economics
On abstraction and idealization in economics January 21, 2015 from Lars Syll When applying deductivist thinking to economics, neoclassical economists usually set up “as if” models based on a set of tight axiomatic assumptions from which consistent and precise inferences are … Continue reading
Perpetual War
Perpetual War Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com [This epilogue to Scahill’s bestselling book, Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield, is posted with the kind permission of its publisher, Nation Books.] On January 21, 2013, Barack Obama was inaugurated for his … Continue reading