Given the damage that religion has wreaked in our modern world—and no religion is exempt—one would think that in attempting to rehabilitate the role of religion in modern life, one would seek to avoid association with violence.
But instead, with “The Book of Eli,” that is what we get: Violence. Post-apocalyptic violence justified by the Bible. [...]

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I can’t stand listening to the quasi-conservative intellectuals who think that merely invoking the name of a philosopher is sufficient to pass as critical thinking. Nietzsche is one that seems to get a lot of traction for many reasons, not least of which that much of his philosophy is tainted by a persistent historical perversion [...]

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Psycho-freak nutjob assholes. That’s Turkish taxi drivers in a nutshell. You guys want to join the E.U.? Learn to fucking drive.
I flew into Istanbul, Turkey last night. 3 taxi trips. 3 sessions of WTF?
From the airport to the hotel, the driver kept telling me about various sights and points of interest. At least that’s what [...]

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The Brits taking the piss out of the Americans.

Best analysis of American stupidity. Evar.

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Sitting in the emergency room, I saw the epitome of Kharma giving you a bitch slap.
There’s a girl sitting across from me with a cast/boot on her left foot. After a little bit, the doctor calls her name and she goes over to see him. She goes over and there’s some murmured conversation. Above it, [...]

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Or more appropriately, Ross Douthat’s army of stick figures tries to overthrow the Roman Empire.
… or something like that.
From Douthat we get preening pseudo-intellectualism that sounds like this:

Complaints about the Supreme Court’s power are almost as old as the Constitution, but they have more merit now than ever. … [The] Court has gone from overturning [...]

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Seriously.
I watched one episode.
Halfway through I concluded that it was a giant steaming pile of pure, paranormal, quasi-psychological, Jungian meta-bullshit.
Seriously.

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Today in the news, some interesting information regarding the cost of health care, the uninsured, and how they relate to each other.

Study says uninsured are costly for all
By ERICA WERNER, AP
WASHINGTON – The average family with health insurance shells out an extra $1,000 a year in premiums to pay for health care for the uninsured, [...]

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Reading some of the responses to a recent editorial at the Rocky Mountain News, one of the things that strikes me the most is the chest-thumping, “I’m gonna do what I want” mentality of boorish, conservative idiots who feel that the environment is merely something that gets scraped off the bottom of their shoes.
The hue [...]

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I’m not sure where to start. Journalism is simply out the window these days and inflammatory language is all the rage.

Obama gown-maker ‘designs transvestite dolls’
The designer who created Michelle Obama’s inauguration ballgown is better known for making dolls in the image of famous transvestites.
Wu was perhaps best known for creating a range of RuPaul dolls [...]

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