From the writeup of the Brazil-South Africa match in the Confederation Cup today: Spurred on by the deafening buzz of their delighted fans’ vuvuzelas, South Africa unsettled Brazil with a frantic, hustling game of quick challenges and tight defense. Normally,… Continue Reading
Iran falls into national paralysis as the nation reels from apparently-corrupted elections. Initially, there’s little way for us in the West to tell if the elections were less democratic than expected, but over time we learn that the returns came… Continue Reading
Here’s fifteen real people who did stuff just like big-time heroes from the movies. Only more impressive in some cases. Not all of them are attractive like movie stars. But it’s somehow more interesting to know that people have really… Continue Reading
Dr. Seuss explains the Iranian election protests. (Source here.)
I’m hearing slow burn here in my elected representative’s voice: Apparently, she Senator Boxer didn’t realize that “Ma’am” is a formal title which military people call women who outrank them in the hierarchy, the equivalent of using the honorific “Sir”… Continue Reading
Moderates respond well to messages of fiscal conservatism, when they are devoid of social authoritarianism. The appropriate response to this revelation is not to explain why moderates should become more conservative.
Better than a FARK headline, courtesy of Patrick at Popehat.
Techskeptic has a nice thought on what it is to be a “denialist.” It is, in essence, an approach to an unpleasant subject guided by the Nirvana fallacy. He writes of those who would deny global warming, but his thought… Continue Reading
While some of the commenters to this article act like this was common knowledge, I did not know this fact and I consider myself fairly sophisticated about employment matters. There are lots of reasons for “use it or lose it”… Continue Reading
President Obama is traveling to Egypt to deliver an “Address to the Muslim World.” (He’s in Saudi Arabia today.) Now, the President excels when he delivers “challenging” speeches, like his campaign addresses on religion and race. He can encourage people… Continue Reading