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 ( ( Read more... )

In India, a drink made from cow urine is being launched.

Five reasons against nudism.

The University of Hawaii explaining to students what metaphysics in philosophy is and is not (pdf).

Large families suffering the weirdness factor due to being large families.

The late Samuel Huntingdom was an intellectual pariah because of how he was fairly ( Read more... )

Saying it in pictures.

The US Army has its first female four-star general.

Liberals are bothered by the very centrist nature of Obama’s appointments.

Interview with Condeleeza Rice and other outgoing Administration officials reflecting on the state of the world and their experience.

Worries that Hillary is too friendly towards India. ( Read more... )

Official inquiry recommends getting Canadian Human Rights tribunals out of the business of policing “hate speech”, restricting legal to concern to what looks suspiciously like the old common law crime of incitement.

Voter turnout was not a record.

Across the US, there has been a massive surge in gun sales since the election ( Read more... )

A faun. Even back in caveman days. Looking hot and chilly. (None worksafe.) Merman. (A little workdubious.) Adventurous. Another Mac™ user.

Large gay pride rally planned in Singapore.

Critiquing standard arguments against same-sex marriage. Asking how many souls were saved by voting against the rights of those who are different. Noting how ( Read more... )

Women may not yet have made President or Veep, but they have overtaken men in Bachelor degrees, Master’s degrees and are about to overtake them in Doctorates.

Putting the significance of the first African-American elected President well. About Obama’s victory over racism: maybe Obama in the White House can help open up an honest discussion about ( Read more... )

A pic for Halloween. (Not worksafe.) A pic for Remembrance Day. (A little workdubious.)

Full marriage equality closer in Sweden. This will make Sweden the seventh country to provide full marriage equality.

Gays remain about 4% of voters in the US.

The campaign on the proposal to ban same-sex marriage in California the most expensive social ( Read more... )

While President-elect Obama may be a vindication of Martin Luther King's vision, another group with a long history of oppression did very badly out of the US elections.

Connecticut voters rejected calling a Constitutional Convention to overturn same-sex marriage (59% to 41%) and the Democrats getting control of the New York State Senate for the ( Read more... )

Going with the Halloween costume indicator. Not convinced myself.

JibJab put their own inimitable touch on the 2008 Presidential campaign. Or take us back to 2007.

Networks may call result before voting complete.

A university official is smugly abusive about a request to release a controversial videotape.

A conservative commentator puts ( Read more... )

Butch, kinda.

Transgender children challenge notions about gender.

Decoding Equus.

Death squads hunt gays in Iraq.

The pro same-sex marriage case is being outspent in California, lots of by out-of-State money, particularly from Mormons. More on the need to make a positive case for same-sex marriage. It is about expanding marriage not ( Read more... )