Quisling continues
Norway's government earned an ugly name for itself during WWII because of the conduct of one Vidkun Quisling. He was the leader of Norway's Nazi party and, after the Germans invaded Norway, he was the...
View ArticleIt’s the culture
Nobody seems to want to admit it, but it’s our culture! School shootings aren’t new. But, Americans have owned guns aplenty for more-than 200 years of nationhood and it seems that we’ve never had...
View ArticleThe Bookworm Beat (11/13/14) — Morality edition (and Open Thread)
As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve spent a bit of the past two days doing housecleaning at my site: I’ve upgraded the comments feature (for the better, I hope) and I’ve rebooted the “read more” feature...
View ArticleThe Bookworm Beat 5-2-15 — the “I’ve got things to say, dammit!” edition and...
I spend so much of my life starting things, but never finishing them. Part of that is my core inefficiency and part of it is the fact that, although it goes sorely against my nature, my life is lived...
View ArticleSexual assault and harassment — the multicultural edition
A friend sent me an interesting link about sexual harassment in the National Park Service: A new report by a federal watchdog outlines a history of harassment on river trips through Grand Canyon...
View ArticleThe bathroom wars highlight the difference between morality and victimization
The Washington Times published an excellent article pointing out the hypocrisy of Apple, PayPal, and other corporations boycotting North Carolina because the state said biological males and females...
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