Globally Rational

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//There are plenty of social issues that are important in politics these days.  Everybody seems to be highly concerned with what everybody else is doing.  With these issues, I like to ask myself “is it really worth the effort to oppose an issue that some people care so dearly about?”  Some examples:

Gay marriage - I […]

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//Plenty of us have heard that over 60% of Americans aged 18-24 couldn’t find Iraq on a map of the Middle East (yes, a map of the Middle East… not even a map of the world) in a 2006 survey (that’s three years after the start of the war). I just took a look […]

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//I read a great article today in which a bunch of experts gather together to talk about what globalization will do to world languages.
Here are some excerpts, in case you don’t want to read the whole thing. Of course, my comments are at the end.
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Rudimentary English might still be the most convenient means […]

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//“Fixing Mistakes” will be a new series where I talk about how our society can learn from its mistakes and correct its own problems… but we can only do it if we’re willing to think outside the box.
We have spent countless amounts of money, manpower, and resources in an attempt to fight the drug trade… […]

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//I’d like to announce the first edition of “Predictions,” scheduled for June 3, 2008. This will be a “blog carnival” whose purpose is to bring together blog posts using rational thought processes to point out interesting trends that our society seems to be following.
Click here to view details or to find out how to submit […]

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//Hillary Clinton’s latest (of many) ridiculous comments really gives us an insight into her mind. People have said that they want to look past her slip-ups, but when we’re selecting a President, I think it’s very important to analyze these small comments to get a better picture of what the candidate will be like […]

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//It’s no secret that NATO countries seem to be above the law when it comes to UN resolutions and global initiatives.  But I think this is the first time that China and Russia have teamed up to complain.
Recently, Russia’s new President Dmitry Medvedev issued a joint statement with China’s Hu Jintao to speak out against […]

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//I’ve come across a lot of people who oppose the recent suggestion of implementing a sales tax on Internet purchases.  My favorite line of reasoning is the argument (which I heard on a radio interview with a random online retailer) that some of these businesses are already just barely scratching a profit and that a […]

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//I don’t think I have to tell anybody about the obvious ramifications of the recent cyclone in Myanmar.  All obvious points aside, I think the bigger issue might be that the tragedy happened in a fertile area at a time when the world is approaching a hunger crisis and, possibly, a Malthusian catastrophe.
Now we’re finding […]

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//I recently read an article in the Washington Post called Republicans vote against moms; no word yet on puppies, kittens, which claims that that “a majority of House GOPs voted against motherhood.”
Well, first off, I don’t see how it’s possible to vote against motherhood. I seriously doubt that these Republicans voted against legislation that […]

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