Monthly Archives: March 2009
Shopping Sprees linked to Periods
There’s a study here that shows women are more likely to go on a shopping spree about 10 days before their period starts. It deals with the hormonal changes and the negative emotions. Along with this, women tend to dress … Continue reading
A New Look at Child Pornography
Think about why we consider child pornography wrong. Legally (and morally), it’s because the child is being exploited. However, the Supreme Court Case of Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition marked a significant change to child pornography. In the case, child … Continue reading
Music On the Fringes
I’m not much into the popular music these days. Although, my favorite is Dave Matthews, I wouldn’t consider him “popular” because he’s hardly played on the radio and I usually like his stuff that isn’t played on the radio. Nonetheless, … Continue reading
Franz Kafka Airport found to be the Most Alienating Airport
I love the Onion News. Check it out here. It’d probably make sense if you’re familiar with his stories and philosophy.
Is Obama a Socialist?
Answer: NO! A real socialist answers the question and explains that Obama is just your typical neoliberal Democrat. You can read it here. Quoting from the article: The funny thing is, of course, that socialists know that Barack Obama is … Continue reading
Book Review: Meat, A Love Story by Susan Bourette
I’ve finished these books that I’ve had about food. I also had this book so I figured, why not? Out of all the books on food, this was my least favorite. In fact, I’m thinking of selling this book if … Continue reading
Another Difference on Democrats and Republicans
In a previous post, I mentioned some major differences between Democrats and Republicans. I think what it mainly comes down to is negative and positive rights. In this post, I want to mention another main difference but this goes straight … Continue reading
Book Review: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Take a look around in your local supermarket in America. It has so many varieties, differences, and features that we would think that it looks like something like this: Indeed, we think of it as the ultimate variety for the … Continue reading
Benefit of the Doubt: An Inconsistency in the Pro-Life Abortion Movement AND the Environment
I’ve come across another inconsistency. Let me be clear. I’m not saying that the pro-life movement is itself inconsistent. Nor am I saying that anything within environmental ethics is inconsistent either. Taking them both together, however, is where the inconsistency … Continue reading
Capital Punishment and Economics
Whether you’re for or against the death pentalty, everyone agrees that to execute a prisoner is much more expensive than life imprisonment. Life imprisonment is about $800,000 per person. To execute, it costs $2.3 million. So executing a prisoner is … Continue reading