Should a toddler
witness childbirth? (It is worth a chuckle.)
About
the difference between mindfulness, metacognition and critical thinking. About the dangers
of being too concerned with gathering data.
About
nihilist Romanian philosopher E.M. Cioran: right-thinkers consider Cioran anathema for the fascistic undercurrents in his thought (although this seems both intellectually useless and hypocritical in light of the large number of Stalinists who have managed to pass unhindered into the European canon).
About
giving up cubicle work for work which remains in contact with reality and completion.
Two cases illustrating the brutality of authoritarian regimes.
Even by the standards of authoritarian regimes, the Burmese Junta’s
latest prosecution of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is truly contemptible.
The Beijing regime
seems to be winning the battle to bury the memory of Tiananmen Square massacre.
Website of institute that promotes research
into private provision of schooling.
Israel’s Knesset
rejects proposed loyalty law. Explaining
how the system works.
The recent election in Kuwait saw four women MPs elected
and is part of a pattern of Islamists losing ground across the Middle East.
About President Obama
choosing Cairo as a location to address the Muslim world. About
the apparent ditching of freedom and democracy as “Bush words”. Noting that Saudi Arabia
is much more intransigent than Israel and wondering if Obama might notice.