Monthly Archives: July 2003

At his semi-annual pre-vacation press conference, Bush gave an explanation for the bad economy that I least expected to hear: It’s not a very conducive environment for risk taking when people hear “march to war” all the time. This is … Continue reading →

hivelogic You could feel small things moving, sliding past your fingers beneath the surface. Drawing your hand back for examination, you noted numerous species of insect crawling upon and investigation your hand and arm. Small creatures with pincers on both … Continue reading →

I entered the Truth Laid Bear new weblog showcase. Anyone in the ecosystem can vote for zota by linking to this post . And I get to vote for my three favorites: The S-Train Canvass – Haters, the whole lot … Continue reading →

The same person also has a site on how to build your own thought screen helmet. (There’re not made of aluminum foil — it’s 6 mil Velostat.)

Chris Lawrence — “a libertarian political scientist wanna-be” — withheld judgement about the Jost study of conservative psychology [discussed here] until actually reading it. Then he declared it a pile of crap, largely on a variety of methodological points. Fair … Continue reading →

Guardian: Fifteen minutes later, a Toyota Corona being driven by a man called Mazin, who was disabled and walked with the aid of a frame, arrived in the area. His wife was in the passenger seat and his teenage son … Continue reading →

In subtle, moving language, Charles Eicher at Disinfotainment expresses his feelings about the passing of beloved entertainer Bob Hope: “I spit on your grave.” Why this outpouring of warmth? Well, Bob Hope’s development company La Mancha can take at least … Continue reading →

Two months ago a study was published in the APA’s Psychological Bulletin called “Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition.” It took a set of scientific studies from the last 50 years and attempted to parse out some of the motivating … Continue reading →

So much for Cruz.. Recall and replacement on same ballot, Oct 7. And Bill Simon might run again (dear god, why). But now there’s a rumor that Schwarzenegger might not run? Then who? It only takes 10,000 signatures to get … Continue reading →