David Galbraith makes a compelling case against IQ testing, senses that the debate over nature vs nurture in developmental psychology is about to flare up again. But no one questions the underlying dogma of IQ of course. “Is it time to call bullshit on IQ tests?” Yes, it’s well overdue.
Perhaps people who really believe in […]
This is America: A 21 year old gets arrested for filming an arrest himself. Basically told he should have just “went in the house and minded your own business” and cited a bogus law. You can just hear the jackboots marching already. (Boing Boing)
Cruz said that when he heard a commotion, he walked out of […]
Goons from the “Church of Scientology” is once again at it, threatening Andreas Heldal-Lund, freedom fighter and proprietor of Xenu.net / Operation Clambake.
The cult continues to Dead Agent me to my employer. They have now reached a new low by making actual accusations of illegal activities. Below are two quotes from an anonymous letter sent […]
Via Metafilter. Regarding the Arabic language specialist that was sacked from his position with the US army. This case isn’t just pertinent because of the grounds for dismissal, namely Copas’ sexual preference, but also because of the unusual 1950s methodology that led up to the decision.
On Dec. 2, investigators formally interviewed Copas and asked if […]
A little something to look forward to. The fall of 2006 holds enormous potential. In selection:
Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys (August 22)
Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death (August 25)
Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth (September 5)
Elane - Lore of Nén (September)
Rhapsody of Fire - Triumph or Agony […]
Random searches of laptops by the United States border police, without search warrants or probable cause. It isn’t “especially radical” says police state apologists. Think you have any freedom left? Think again.
The average American business traveler now has less legal rights than Islamic terrorists.
In August 2001, “20th hijacker” Zacharias Moussaoui was arrested for immigration violations […]
A telling incident from last year that has finally been resolved. A fine example of the state of US prisons.
An inmate was shackled to a chair for five and a half days without exercise or sleep at the state prison in Buena Vista, because officials suspected him of swallowing bags of heroin and wanted to […]
On the great Ukrainian bride hunt from Harper’s June 2006. On the topic of the effects of globalization on what was once refered to as mail-order brides. Now international marriage brokers. Sad, humorous, or just plain disgusting? (via Metafilter)
In one form or another, the so-called mail-order bride has been part of American life since colonial […]
Torture, racism in America with an uncanny resemblance to that which we have witnessed in Abu Ghraib and similar places. What the US government, media has assured us to be a few “bad apples” seems to be quite representative of the entire “orchard.” Jennifer Van Bergen writes for Raw Story:
On Feb. 6, 2006, Jessie Lee […]
Government agents trolling the wired world …
Last week it was the revelation that the Department of Defense was going to be indexing blogs. Then it was the revelation that Marine recruiters were using My Space to lure people into the military. Now it seems our tax dollars are being used for military personnel to cruise […]
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