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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Anyone. Anywhere.
Snowden notes: “Any analyst at any time can target anyone. Any selector. Anywhere,” Snowden said. “I, sitting at my desk, had the authority to wiretap anyone, from you or your accountant to a federal judge to even the president if … Continue reading
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Enemy of the State (1998)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHiFmAc7Yg8
Mexico: Distrust of Government
From a recent story on the Borat Brothers, mistrust of authorities runs deep: The parents have been adamant the brothers were set up and continue to proclaim their innocence. Similar sentiment is evident in Dagestan and Chechnya, where mistrust of … Continue reading
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Hoodie Nation
Get ready for hoodie-styled rioting across the country if George Zimmerman is acquitted. Remember what happened when the L.A. cops in the Rodney King case were rightfully acquitted? Every 25 years seems to be the cycle (e.g., 1968 riots, 1992 … Continue reading
Reality TV: Getting Bigger, Louder
From a report on the ‘Produced By’ Conference panel on the state of reality television: A group of cable network execs and producers shared their views on the ever-evolving reality TV landscape and how the sales game is changed this … Continue reading
The Tower of Babel
“The Tower of Babel” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1563).
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A => B
I had to chuckle at this NYT story – “I.R.S. Targeting of Conservatives Wrong, Most Say in Poll” – as if, given the premise, it was an open question.
The Science Delusion
From a review of Curtis White’s The Science Delusion is this nice summary of absurdism endemic to scientism: The problem, obviously, isn’t science; it’s the arrogance with which many scientists, and popularizers of science, dismiss the value of other ways … Continue reading
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Jack Donaghy Says…
“Lemon, I would like to teach you something. I would like to be Michelle Pfeiffer to your angry black kid who learns that poetry … is just another way to rap.”
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A Really Dangerous Idea
“There is no such thing as life without bloodshed … the notion that the species can be improved in some way, that everyone could live in harmony, is a really dangerous idea. Those who are afflicted with this notion are … Continue reading
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