“Lee died in the service of his country.”
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. ~ Maya Angelou That goes for institutions as …
Monthly Archives: August 2014
Don’t try to wish war away
Russia invaded Ukraine yesterday. What was the headline in Reuters? Ukrainian prime minister Poroshenko accuses Russia of invading Ukraine. The …
Like for like
If someone shoots a tear gas canister at you, throw it back. Use the state’s own weapons against it. When …
Can I?
Brother, can you spare a laparoscopic power morcellator?
Here are some thoughts related to Johnson & Johnson’s decision to stop selling its power morcellator, long after the FDA approved it …
May I have a permission slip?
We have a fairly new phrase to add to our political vocabulary. In addition to the surveillance state, we also …
When war comes to your village
A long time ago in graduate school I worked as a teaching assistant for a professor named Lane Davis. I …
Our foreign policy: disingenuous impotence and dishonesty
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Today I authorized two operations in Iraq — targeted airstrikes to protect our American personnel, [and …
We tortured some folks
Did you see President Obama’s remarks about torture, as the Senate prepares to release the long-in-coming report on the matter? …
Science and money: competing elements of 9/11’s aftermath
What is the purpose of science? What is the purpose of scientific reasoning? The purpose of the whole enterprise – …
The Jeffersonian 