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Some recent reading about this and that. There are some relationships, but I'm still puzzling over them. Don't expect me to connect the dots anytime soon. I wonder... should I do this more often?
taint.org: Newspaper front pages from Around the world, as PDFs
The War on Drugs is Lost, a National Review Online article I'd never seen and wasn't expecting (it's more than eight years old now).
Truth and Politics, an interesting speech on science, journalism and politics (also several years old).
J-Walk Blog: Dr. Cooper, I Presume, Alice Cooper gets an honorary doctorate because he's now a monied family man? I guess Sam Kinnison just didn't live long enough.
The Stock Market As Ponzi Scheme, an article I wish I'd never read. One of the comments points to The Stock Market by Mark Cuban which is even more discomforting in a strange sort of way (the daily calls about fundamentals sounds so plausible in the buy now, trade three minutes later market we see today).
The Frankfurt School: This appears to be the fundamental essay explaining 'Cultural Marxism' and 'critical theory', which led to todays notions of political correctness according to a group seeking to Restore The Republic. They argue that Herbert Marcuse, who is oft credited with coining the phrase, 'make love, not war,' during the anti-Vietnam War demonstrations was an intellectual Marxist and a member of the Frankfurt School group which was intent on tearing down traditional western society. Culture Wars, an interview with William Lind expands on some of these concepts.
What I object to is the absolute rejection of feminine usefulness. A perceived bias towards 'the disintegration of the traditional white male power structure' is completely misplaced in this day and age, even if the author is an old naval warrior. We Anglo's aren't going to be a majority for very long. It seems to make sense to help re-establish the power of women in society before passing the baton to those who don't think the female deserves a voice (much less real power). While its possible to blame sixties style feminism on the Marxists, I find it hard to pin that on earlier decades of struggle.
Women had contributed in positive ways right up until men took over ownership of all historical records and more recently (if Israel is a guide), they've contributed significantly politically and militarily. I remember my shock upon meeting my first female Israeli trooper, a very pretty young woman, strapped with a standard issue Uzi who accepted my invitation to dinner (she was a typical Ashdod teenager doing her duty from her perspective).
Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions
