Daily Archives: September 21, 2008

“We Should Get Out of the Habit of Worshiping Anything”: Physicist Steven Weinberg on the Importance of Critical Thinking and Skepticism

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

In an excellent and thought provoking essay in the New York Review of Books today, the physicist Steven Weinberg reflects on his own personal lack of religious faith, but also offers a caution about the dangers of abandoning traditional religious belief: … Continue reading →

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55%: The Number of Americans Who Say That a Guardian Angel Has Protected Them from Harm (Source: USA Today)

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Apparently Jews, during the Holocaust, and the school children who died in China’s earthquake this year, didn’t get the memo about the guardian angel protection plan. Why would guardian angels protect so many Americans from harm, but not do the same thing for so … Continue reading →

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Socialism for the Rich: How Did Wall Street Just Get $3000.00 from Every Man, Woman, and Child in America?

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Answer: Deregulation, followed by George Bush and the “ol’ boys network” falling asleep at the wheel. Think of the looting of Iraq’s National Museum and presidential palaces after America’s occupation of Baghdad. Policing was not done, and theft proceeded unhindered. … Continue reading →

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What William Jennings Bryan Might Have Said About the $3,000 Bill That Each American Man, Woman, and Child Has Just Been Saddled With to Bail Out Wall Street Investment Gamblers

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

In response to a debt crisis more than one hundred years ago, William Jennings Bryan spoke these famous words at the Democratic Convention of 1896: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you … Continue reading →

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$3000.00: The Amount Each American Man, Woman, and Child Will Borrow This Week to Bail Out Wall Street and International Investment Gamblers

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

$3,000.00 That’s the amount being taken out of each and every individual American’s pocket, counting children, and is being placed into the pockets of Wall Street investment gamblers. Talk about socialism for the rich. Can we at least get a thank you? Here’s … Continue reading →

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Mary Ellen Emmons, Mama Jane, and Sarah Palin: Does Palin Have a Problem with Women? In Other Words, Does She Side with Patriarchal Men Against Women—Rendering Women Invisible?

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

I’ve noticed a curious aspect to Sarah Palin’s career. She seems to have, all of her life, sided with strongly patriarchal men—and patriarchal ideology—against women, rendering them invisible. In a broad sense, this is most obvious with regard to abortion … Continue reading →

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