An Allegory
Cross posted at http://movielistmania.blogspot.com/
Imagine there exists a company that runs athletic centers all around the world. It’s a massive company with influence on fitness throughout the United States and Europe as well as many other countries. Each center runs special fitness programs for children. It’s inexpensive, even free in most places, surviving largely on donations. [...]
Let’s see how many absurd state laws I can pick on this week.
“I like you guys who wanna reduce the size of government – make it just small enough so it can fit in our bedrooms.” Josh Lyman, The West Wing.
Okay, this isn’t a ‘bedroom’ law, but it is a law aimed at legislating a very private issue and what people are thinking.
I’ll leave Arizona alone for [...]
Draconian Measures to Solve the Immigration Problem
The Atlantic’s Andrew Sullivan highlights this lovely quote from Pat Bertroche, Republican Congressional Candidate in the Iowa 3rd:
I think we should catch ’em, we should document ’em, make sure we know where they are and where they are going,” said Pat Bertroche, an Urbandale physician. “I actually support microchipping them. I can microchip my [...]
Don’t Talk to Aliens (No, this isn’t about Arizona)
Stephen Hawking warns that humanity shouldn’t be so keen on making contact with extra-terrestrials. Mathematically speaking, it is highly likely there are other planets in the universe that have life and some of those with intelligent life. His argument is basically that there is a possibility that any intelligent life out there may not have [...]
New Arizona Immigration Law a Disgrace to the Constitution (Part II)
The commentary on the new Arizona anti-brown people law is starting to come in. The New York Times has an article highlighting the divided opinions on the measures which includes this choice bit, which, incredibly enough, doesn’t come from The Onion:
In a nearby neighborhood, Ron White, 52, said he felt a sense of relief that [...]
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