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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Heroes of Western Culture: Francis Bacon
"A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion." Francis Bacon was an English philosopher and scientist who made important contributions to the development of the scientific method and the establishing … Continue reading
Posted in Western Culture
Tagged early scientists, Francis Bacon, induction, Knowledge is power, science, scientific method
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Western Education: Marcus Aurelius and his meditations
Professor Michael Sugrue is one of the finest lecturers I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to. The following is a lecture on Marcus Aurelius he did for The Great Courses. At the time (1990s) he was professor at Princeton … Continue reading
Posted in History, Philosophy, Western Culture, Western Education
Tagged History, Marcus Aurelius, Michael Sugrue, Philosophy, Stoics
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The ‘Championship Rounds’ of the Debt Ceiling Fight
Before the rule change from 15 to a maximum of 12 rounds for a sanctioned boxing match, fighters referred to the rounds 12 -15 as the championship rounds. It goes without saying these rounds were considered the "deep end." The … Continue reading
Syria Proceeds With Weapons Program And Hezbollah Armaments
Despite crippling protest that has all but brought its economy to a halt, and international criticism for its reaction to those protests, the Syrian government has pressed ahead with its usual policies. Namely, stockpiling missiles, pursuing an ambitious weapons program, … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs
Tagged Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israeli-Hezbollah conflict, Middle East, Syria, Syrian protests
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President Obama Received No Oil ‘Bump’
It was back in late June (June 23 to be precise) that President Obama announced that he planned release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. According to some of the estimates I’ve read, that was about … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, World Events
Tagged gas prices, Libya, Middle East, oil policies, oil supply, President Obama, price of oil, Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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Herman Cain: If Decided, Americans Able To Ban Mosques
Herman Cain is not doing his self many favors by continuously targeting Islam and Muslims in what can viewed as a clear encroachment upon the 1st Amendment by a prospective Chief Executive. No matter what my personal opinions are on … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, American Society, Islam, Religion, Terrorism
Tagged 2012 presidential race, American Mosque, American Muslims, Eric Holder, Herman Cain, Islam, Sharia
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Roman Era First-Aid Kit Found In Ancient Ship Wreck Discovery
From The Telegraph A wooden chest discovered on board the vessel contained pills made of ground-up vegetables, herbs and plants such as celery, onions, carrots, cabbage, alfalfa and chestnuts – all ingredients referred to in classical medical texts. The tablets, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Western Culture
Tagged Ancient Discoveries, ancient history, ancient medicine, Ancient Rome, Roman history, Shipwreck
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There is a Hullaballo in Bizzaro World!
After thumbing through some blogs I came upon a little gem from the left-leaning blog known as Hullabaloo. In it the story-teller, Digby, is tucking in all of his little leftists with a bedtime narrative in which Paul Krugman, NYT … Continue reading
The Stand-up Economist
Ahhhh, what’s needed at this time is a little education blended with a little levity. For those in need of some basic economics lessons, here’s a little education–with humor. It’s just amazing he’s able to pull this off with the … Continue reading
S&P puts US on notice
From Standard and Poor’s : Standard & Poor’s has placed its ‘AAA’ long-term and ‘A-1+’ short-term sovereign credit ratings on the United States of America on Credit Watch with negative implications. Read entire report…
Posted in American Politics, Economics
Tagged Blatant Stupidity, Budget Deficit, Economics, S&P
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McConnell and Reid negotiating a ‘grand-design’ debt reduction plan.
Now this is getting really interesting. Larry Kudlow (aka Larry King’s long-lost younger brother) has an interesting report that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is working with his Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on a plan to overcome the debt-default … Continue reading
Obama-Speak: Serious Plan = Tax Increases
Andrew Stiles and NRO has the details. But in gist here are the supposedly non-serious plans. Republicans will soon have two comprehensive deficit reduction packages on the table — the Ryan budget and “Cut, Cap and Balance.” President Obama has … Continue reading
