Logiduction
on Apr 2, 2009 in Uncategorized Blog Life Logic New Philosophy Reason As promised, I’m posting all my logic puzzles over at logiduction.wordpress.com, my new blog. I will also periodically report my personal tidings, particularly my reading, over at Ex-Tangent. Thank you all for reading this blog, and I will be...

Futures
on Mar 31, 2009 in Philosophy Politics Self Improvement Hey all, This is it: the time to move on - from political tirades to actual creativity. I have wasted too many hours preaching to the choir about politics, which truly mean nothing unless there is a discussion going on, so one side can defend itself...

On Democrats and Republicans
on Mar 18, 2009 in Financial Crisis Obama Administration Politics War Books Democrats law Liberty Life Obama Parties Party Republicans United States USA Washington This post has been long in the making: it has resided in my brain since the time I started this blog and it has certainly made itself apparent throughout this part of history that will surely become known as the Great Manic Depression (you heard it h...

The Meaning of Life
on Jan 16, 2009 in Philosophy Self Improvement SPOILER ALERT! There isn’t a universal meaning of life. We are born, we’re alive, we breathe, we eat, we sleep, we poop, we mature enough to procreate, we procreate, we raise our progeny, and we eventually die. So, there are billions

The Return
on Jan 10, 2009 in Uncategorized Blog Blogging Improvement Life Negativity Philosophy Politics Reflection Self Improvement The Matrix world This won’t be the type of return that all of you, who have so enjoyed my political commentary, might expect. I am not here to save the day and speak out with more bombastic rhetoric and be the sole voice of reason in this mess. I am not going t.

Why Decreased Spending Is Now the Status Quo
on Nov 20, 2008 in economy america Consumption Credit Crunch Economics Economist Politics Recession Saving Spending world The Economist has an excellent piece up about the disturbing trends in the economy: This compulsory return to thrift will be deeply painful; consumer spending and housing are almost three-quarters of GDP. Of the 1.2 million, or 0.9%, decline in jobs...

The Obama Presidency Will Be a Disaster
on Nov 19, 2008 in Obama Administration Politics Disaster economy Obama Prediction Presidency Right now, I am calling it: the Obama presidency will be a disaster, partly because of the legacy Bush left him, and the errors that he will make on his own, namely continuing to hand out money in order to “stimulate” the economy, as w

Spotlight: What Toyota Knows That GM Doesn’t
on Nov 18, 2008 in Politics Auto Industry Bailout Cars Congress economy Ford GM Government Industry Toyota USA Normally, I’d be obliged to write my own material concerning the auto industry’s bailout (well, that’s for tomorrow!), but this piece (that was on the Delicious popular page) was way too good to pass up. Linked from here. &am

Iran a Nuclear Threat? Not Yet.
on Nov 17, 2008 in Uncategorized Invasion Iran Israel military NIE Nuclear weapons Politics War War on Terror Just in case Bush and his Israeli followers start attacking Iran in the name of preemptively preventing a nuclear war, we should turn them in the direction of this NIE study (that’s National Intelligence Estimate, for the uninitiated). It

Troops Out of Iraq By 2012
on Nov 16, 2008 in War on Terror america Iran Iraq military Politics Syria Terrorism USA War Well, it’s official: according the MSNBC, all US forces will be out of Iraq by the time 2012 rolls around. (from the BBC) Under the deal, US troops will withdraw from the streets of Iraqi towns next year, leaving Iraq by the end of 2011. The d.