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“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
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Tag Archives: American Society
If you fly, you can’t use their dictionary….
Anyone know a a good dictionary/thesaurus app I can install on my PC? I used to use the offline version of Websters, which I loved, but it is old and won’t install on my 64bit machine. Lately I’ve been using … Continue reading
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Movie industry buries report proving pirates are great consumers | Geek.com
Movie industry buries report proving pirates are great consumers | Geek.com. The discussion is worth reading; at least the first few posts. While it is certainly true that there are crooks and shysters in the US too, I will grant … Continue reading
The Shortsightedness of Not Caring About What You Can Learn
There are plenty of reasons to support things like the Space Program….. The truth about NASA’s space tech spinoffs – Technology & science – Innovation – msnbc.com. “NASA has recorded about 1,600 new technologies or inventions each year for the … Continue reading
Killing an animal to eat it isn’t cruel. Making it live a miserable existance is.
Why Don’t Farm Animals Get the Respect Pets Do? – NYTimes.com. This article is well worth the read. It makes me sick to see animals living like the ones in the HSUS video. Now, understand that I do not trust … Continue reading
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Scientists Fault Universities, and other Mewling
Scientists Fault Universities as Favoring Research Over Teaching – Research – The Chronicle of Higher Education. Yup. Heard it before. The entire time I was at the University of Calgary I kept hearing about how important research was and based … Continue reading
Comments on “The overblown crisis in American education” in The New Yorker
The overblown crisis in American education : The New Yorker. The author is claiming that things aren’t that bad. More people are going to school than they did 100 years ago and there are lots more wanting to get in. … Continue reading
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What, EXACTLY is the problem with getting to play the bad guy in Medal of Honor?
Video Games – In Medal of Honor, Role Playing Includes Taliban – NYTimes.com. Real live soldiers are dying for the cause of freedom (not to mention piles of innocent bystanders), yet having the freedom to play what you want and … Continue reading
Civilization in Decline….
Is the US getting dumber and meaner? I know those seem like harsh criticisms, but I’m really starting to wonder.I used to think the US had it better than we did. I don’t think so anymore. We have great controversy … Continue reading
