Very funny stuff.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Problems with the Justice System
This post summarizes well a number of problems with the current U.S. criminal justice system. They don't get talked about much in the media, and they need informed public knowledge and pressure for reform.
Global Warming
I haven't commented on the uproar over the hacked emails from East Anglia's team studying global warming because it is such a confusing mess I don't know what to think, and don't feel qualified to comment. Here are some links to articles about it: from The Telegraph in the UK, from the New York Times, and another from the New York Times. Jon Stewart also commented on it last night on the Daily Show.
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However, I do NOT think the controversy means global warming is not real and not a serious concern. Here is a reference to an article from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on the continuing shrinkage of the glaciers on Mt. Kiliminjaro that is alarming.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Digital Collection of Papers of the Founding Fathers
These are the papers of some of the Founding Fathers. It will be expanded, so far it has some of Madison and some of Adams. Note that these are the raw documents. The papers are being edited and annotated by scholars in print editions whick will not be complete for some years yet.
Article: 92 Historical Interviews You Can Watch on YouTube
Articles lists some wonderful interviews that can be viewed on YouTube. Categories include Politics, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Arts, Business, Education, Historical Events, Historical Figures, and Law. Interviewees range from Noam Chomsky to Ayn Rand to Coretta Scott King to Muhammed Ali to Alfred Hitchcock, and on and on...
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