A few videos on abortion-related topics, all for the furtherance of your education… Rep. Michelle Bachmann is very well spoken on this issue, especially in reference to Planned Parenthood:Thank God someone’s saying it! This is why we fight: On a bit of a different note, kids need both parents! (isn’t that a no-brainer?): Copyrighted under…
Details+ The brain’s “fairness” spot has been discovered: The results show that the brain’s reward center responds to unequal situations involving money in a way that indicates people prefer a level playing field, and may suggest why we care about the circumstances of others in the first place. . . . “Our study shows that…
DetailsIceland on Vimeo (vimeo is gorgeous):(been there, done that – except the part we were in looked nothing like a majority of this…) The scientists have found the gene for that!: Though it is a TED, this one doesn’t deserve a study pairing. John Hodgman, funny PC guy, on aliens and other things: Cialdini on…
DetailsThis morning in my political post, I probably already had enough video fun for one day. But last night I ran into a great nest of videos on the interwebs, so I shall share some of those… tomorrow. For now, here is some artwork and a few quotes to reflect on: Everybody talks about the…
DetailsI have been meaning to start posting a TED and study every day again, so here is my attempt to restart the trend… Steven Levitt hilariously breaks down the business of crack cocaine (language): + Medieval trial by ordeal actually worked!: For the better part of a millennium, Europe’s legal systems decided difficult criminal cases…
DetailsI haven’t posted many Friedman videos lately, so here is a long one (a whole 10 minutes!) to tide you over. Some of his friends follow, all thanks to LibertyPen… Friedman on the Robber-Baron Myth of the 19th & 20th centuries in the United States: Walter E Williams agrees on the last point Friedman made…
DetailsChinese Sola Wallpaper + I think it not improbable that man, like the grub that prepares a chamber for the winged thing it never has seen but is to be — that man may have cosmic destinies that he does not understand. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. + A ship in harbor is safe –…
DetailsI know I’ve said I would stop reading Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish over at The Atlantic, but I still check on the site every now and then to claim a little current-ness on the guy’s crazy state. Today I looked and ran across this video, from a recent presentation at Princeton: I will be posting briefly on torture…
Detailsthere is no other news. So here’s this:
I have a new favorite song.
Why is it so important that Democrats get abortion funding into the health bill? Because they want more abortions, since it would lower the projected costs of healthcare (making it easier for fiscal opponents to swallow). From Bart Stupak: “…Even if they don’t have the votes, it’s been made clear to us that they won’t…
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