The actual gap between the parties’ political attitudes has not increased substantially over time and that members of both parties have consistently overestimated the size of that gap. Moreover, Chambers’ team found that those who perceived the greatest political polarization were more politically engaged – for example, more likely to have voted in the last [...]
Hilarious animated short by Tim Minchin
[via Reciprocity Failure] Do you agree with the idea this man’s sign – on the scene at an Occupy San Francisco protest – represents? Why or why not?
A few reflections on Inc.com’s 9 Things That Motivate Employees More Than Money: Make your ideas theirs. – People hate being told what to do. Instead of telling people what you want done; ask them in a way that will make them feel like they came up with the idea. “I’d like you to do [...]
If you’re unfamiliar with the situation, my parents are fundamentalist Christians who kicked me out of their house and cut me off financially when I was 19 because I refused to attend seven hours of church a week. They live in a black and white reality they’ve constructed for themselves. They partition the world into [...]
Recent reports indicate that a number of government documents have been posted on the WikiLeaks website. These documents may or may not contain information that is considered National Security Information (classified information) and as such, the information is NOT authorized for downloading, viewing, printing, processing, copying, or transmitting via non-classified Government-issued computers, laptops, blackberries, or [...]
Why do we choose to bandy about the idea of government initiatives as a means for positive social change (what happened to civilized society changing of its own accord?) and why are we afraid of becoming “socialist”? I think it has something to do with the purported ideals each party represents, the ideals which are [...]
Addiction lets people do ugly things to themselves. Crackhead vs The Altruist Operator [Brandishing a fresh pack] Wanna cigarette? From one addict (that’s me) to another… [Desynch from trance state/boggled, realizes he is being addressed] Can you spare some change? [Takes cigarette: dirty, gnarled yellow fingernails have grown long - into claws] I like to [...]
[via LIFE] The efficacy of war is manifest in many ways: technological advances, societal refinement, economic benefits, and, most importantly, global unity. Undeniably, war is responsible for the marvels of today’s society, and, inversely, the absence of war is the cause of American society’s current state of stagnation. – The Necessity of War The Enola [...]
… at least not if the religious right has its way: There is Campus Crusade for Christ’s Military Ministry, which has a permanent staff presence at U.S. military academies and whose directors have referred publicly to U.S. soldiers and Marines as “government-paid missionaries.” Such groups, Weinstein argues, “are the flip side of the Taliban. They’re [...]
