Daily Archives: November 7, 2009

Selfish Leaves: Why Do Maple Trees Rush to Such Vivid Reds in Autumn?

Not for human pleasure. Think Darwin. The Washington Post today on the subject: There are two contending ideas. One is that the red pigments are somehow involved in a Dunkirk-like operation mounted each fall in which the tree salvages useful chemical … Continue reading

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Foreign Policy: I Thought Barack Obama Would Be This Way

And it’s one reason I voted for him. Here’s U.S National Security Advisor, General James Jones in an interview with Spiegel this week: SPIEGEL: Is it difficult to advise the president, Barack Obama? Jones: No, simply because he’s a very good student … Continue reading

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Is Strict Evolutionary Naturalism Primarily a Scientific or a Philosophical Idea?

Those who follow this blog know what I think about this (strict evolutionary naturalism is primarily a philosophical position), but Phillip Johnson and William Provine debated the issue back in 1994 at Stanford University, and I think the exchange is … Continue reading

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The Democratic Health Care Bill Passes the House

Here’s some video footage of when the bill reached 218 votes:

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Ezra Pound’s Poem, “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter”

Ezra Pound wrote this poem in 1915 (which he described as “after Rihaku”): While my hair was still cut straight across my forehead I played about the front gate, pulling flowers. You came by on bamboo stilts, playing horse, You … Continue reading

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