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Month: May 2010

Whole Lotta Nothing Going On

May 27, 2010Burt Likko 1 Comment

As a colleague put it to me yesterday, it’s amazing the amount of nothing that is happening in the world. It seems that there is a lot of fruitless effort to do something about the oil spill in the Gulf… Continue Reading →

California, Courts, Domestic Politics, Europe, International Politics, Lighting Our Money On Fire, Money, News, North Korea, Writing

Athens Envy

May 25, 2010Burt Likko 1 Comment

Speaking as a citizen of the state of California, I look up to the political leaders running the show in Sacramento, and wish, longingly and wistfully, for the comparative financial wisdom, fiscal restraint, and prudent monetary policies that are the… Continue Reading →

California, Domestic Politics, Europe, International Politics, Lighting Our Money On Fire

Scolding President Calderón

May 22, 2010Burt Likko 9 Comments

I’m not entirely sure how I feel about the Arizona immigration law.  On the one hand, I see no intrinsic policy problem with a state police officer referring someone reasonably suspected of being in the country without legal documentation to… Continue Reading →

Domestic Politics, Immigration, International Politics, Mexico

12 Events That Will Change Everything

May 22, 2010Burt Likko

From Scientific American, a rich interactive summary of pivotal plausible events such as a nuclear exchange between Pakistan and India (guess what, we lose) and an asteroid impact.  The graphics are cool and the fusion power article is, if a… Continue Reading →

Link Love, Technology

Taxonomy

May 19, 2010Burt Likko 1 Comment

“Taxonomy” is an intimidating-sounding word for a simple task — naming things.  It’s easy, and it’s helpful in navigating the world.  For instance, real quick — what is this building? No, this isn’t a trick question.  That’s a church, St.… Continue Reading →

Atheism, Constitutional Law, Government, Link Love, News, Religion

A Good Excuse To Indulge In Rule Five

May 19, 2010Burt Likko 2 Comments

Rima Fakih is a very attractive young woman from Michigan who has quite inadvertently held up a looking glass for some people to reveal some very unattractive things about themselves. Those folks have allowed their heads to publicly asplode when… Continue Reading →

Link Love, Scandal

TL Gentled

May 19, 2010Burt Likko 3 Comments

Here’s where I’m putting my money.  I’m betting that most of you Readers out there aren’t all that interested in me sharing the minutiae and details of my experiences getting a vasectomy, whether those were “before,” “during,” or “after.”  I’m… Continue Reading →

Sickness and Health

The Citizenship Of Negative Rights

May 15, 2010Burt Likko 3 Comments

A proposal by Senator Joe Lieberman: It’s time for us to look at whether we want to amend that law [depriving citizenship of those who enlist in foreign militaries against the US] to apply it to American citizens who choose… Continue Reading →

Constitutional Law, Crime and Punishment, Domestic Politics, Terrorism

World Cup Pool

May 15, 2010Burt Likko

If, like me and literally dozens of other Americans, you are paying attention to the World Cup, why not take a gander at the World Cup Pool?  I signed up for the pool created by Publius at Fourthbranch.com.  Set up… Continue Reading →

Sports

Ravi Zacharias’ Six Questions Answered!

May 15, 2010Burt Likko

At The Atheist Experience, I find a set of six ‘questions’ from Ravi Zacharias, an evangelical Christian apologist.  Matt D. at Atheist Experience does a fine job on his own behalf and I commend his thoughts on the issues Zacharias… Continue Reading →

Atheism, Ethics and Morality, Evolution, History, Link Love, Philosophy, Religion

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