Fabian Tassano wrote about this piece by philosophy lecturer Nina Power (and David Thompson linked to Fabian). Superficially, it’s quite funny: … we live in an age where we see a resurgence of the idea that some people are fundamentally … Continue reading
Jeff McMahan, professor of philosophy at Rutgers, wrote a controversial piece in the NY Times. The conclusion is: It would be good to prevent the vast suffering and countless violent deaths caused by predation. There is therefore one reason to … Continue reading
Presumably, Druids will now feel the power of the wooden henge that has been discovered adjacent to Stonehenge, though until now such power has been unnoticed. It’s a bit like the way newly discovered planets became important to astrology, in … Continue reading
Queen of the Idiocracy, Judith Butler, has been trying to climb out of a hole of her own digging: AVIVA-Berlin: How do you feel about the accusation that you have perhaps taken an anti-Semitic position concerning your statement about the … Continue reading
If ever a political advertising campaign were designed to be parodied, it’s this one.
Those aren’t Biden’s exact words, P.J. O’Rourke once commented while paraphrasing the future Vice President, but, he added, it didn’t matter because Joe doesn’t use his own words either. O’Rourke was referring to the time Biden had, notoriously, copied part … Continue reading
Dadeus Grings – crazy name, crazy guy – is a conservative Catholic Archbishop in Brazil. During a Bishops’ conference, he explained that: “Society today is paedophile, that is the problem. So, people easily fall into it.” And why is it … Continue reading
You’ll have heard about the Tory star who thinks homosexuality and addictions are caused by demons? The depressing thing is, she isn’t at all unusual. The Archbishop of Canterbury believes in angels, so this is mainstream wibble. But how about … Continue reading