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Mugabe's Craziness Impedes Legislation
I’ve more or less stopped paying attention to political news from Zimbabwe. As an increasing number of “talks” seem to end in reaffirmation of still President Mugabe’s Reign of Terror, the foregone…
Should Newspapers Become Ivory Towers?
The Editors at Columbia Journalism Review continue the debate about how to remodel the newspaper business today.
Trade Military Secrets With Your iPod
There might be easier ways to infiltrate the DOD than Jack Bauer-style espionage. A New Zealand man was able to get 60 free pages of sensitive military intelligence, including personal contact…
Who are we?
“I think science show us is that the idea that there’s some purpose to the universe is one that we should outgrow.”
What is your outlook?
Pinker is a cautious optimist.
Steven Pinker on Morality and Ethics
“Any reason that I give you for how you should behave has to apply to me in order for me not to be a hypocrite or to contradict myself.”
What do you believe?
Pinker’s personal philosophy is based on reason.
What is your question?
“How did we get here?”
Reactions to Obama's Op-Ed Decidedly Mixed
In an editorial that strongly echoes the inaugural address and his reminder to Congress last week that “we don’t have a moment to spare,” Barack Obama told Washington Post readers this morning…
Republicans Love Stimulus Too!
The chief executive of Cisco, John Chambers, has emerged as one of Silicon Valley’s few optimists, proclaiming that the U.S. economy will recover this year. Oh my!
