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I'm bringing over Vlad's post from the other thread so as not to hijack. Hope he doesn't mind. The first point regarding imperialism I think stands and most reasonable people would agree. In my own view, imperialism and colonialism have been possibly the worst evil to hit our world in the last...

Very good article which to me states the obvious, but I realize to many people, that may not be the case. How secular family values stack up - LA Times

Thought I'd open a thread as my feeling is that this has gotten very little coverage in the US media, slightly more in Canadian media due to the death of the little boy whose family had expressed a desire to emigrate here and a lot more in European media (understandably). Another nation is now...

Does anyone know whether some limited seating or some kind of separate area is offered on the floor to anyone who is not able to stand for the length of the show? Now yes, obviously I would imagine most of those people would not get GA tickets, but it's also possible this was not foreseeable at...

A friend sent me this article today and I thought it was very interesting and might garner interesting debate here...as a break from Obama and Congress. The basic premise: Make fatherhood a man’s choice! - Salon.com

Simply appalling statistics and can't even be justified with the "we have the best healthcare in the world" because when it come to pregnancy and maternal health, Americans do not, by a long shot. Anyone who is pro-life - where are your voices on this...

When school's out for summer, many kids are at risk of going hungry - In Plain Sight

A few days ago, Bill Nye put out a YouTube video slamming creationism. You can see the video here: Bill Nye: Creationism Is Not Appropriate For Children - YouTube He has since gone on CBS and re-iterated the same view. We've discussed creationism here a few times in different contexts. I...

This was published a few months ago in the Atlantic but articles about it keep popping up in different places and slightly different context so I re-read it and thought people here might find it interesting or have comments (don't we always?). Full article...

Interesting finding. Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/27/circumcision-ruling-germany-muslim-jewish?newsfeed=true Some details: Any thoughts? I seem to remember there may have been threads in the past about this as I specifically remember melon contributing his thoughts...

Great article from The Guardian: The wrong Carlos: how Texas sent an innocent man to his death | World news | The Guardian You can read the entire book here: Los Tocayos Carlos It's beyond time that the death penalty was abolished.

From David Frum. Canada, quietly humming along. Many, many reasons for this. I think that Frum's conservative leanings are the reason for his over-praise of Stephen Harper. I didn't vote for Harper nor am I a supporter of the conservatives but I do give him credit for the way he has...

Excellent and courageous op-ed today in the NYT by Goldman's executive director and head of United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/opinion/why-i-am-leaving-goldman-sachs.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&hp Some excerpts: What...

Absolutely must-read article from the new Vanity Fair. It nails everyone - from congressional Republicans to Democrats to President Obama, and mainly is an indictment of the current system. Many things in it are unsurprising and nevertheless appalling. And in the aggregate have set the stage...

Great editorial from Warren Buffet in the NYT today. A few days earlier, Matt Damon had gone on a similar rant and had this to say:

Sarah Palin Is Going to Be a Grandmother Again

It has been about 36 hours since my grandfather went missing. He is very old (89) and very frail. He lives in a nursing home, and has lived there for about 6 years now. My grandmother died exactly 2 years ago and he's been on his own since, and very lonely, which is not surprising. We made...

This case has been big news in Canada over the last couple of years. Today, the Supreme Court made a ruling largely down gender lines (all four female justices + 2 males) reinstating the initial conviction. No consent in unconscious sex case, Supreme Court rules - The Globe and Mail

You can read a lot about this testimony, but I post Krugman because he injected some amount of humor in his column. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/opinion/04krugman.html?_r=1

Very thoughtful article published in Salon (and written by a man). Well worth reading all the way through. Why men need to speak up about abortion - Abortion - Salon.com

In family court, a judge turns to ridicule to defuse the rage - The Globe and Mail Excerpts: The judgment is really entertaining to read and very well written. Available at: CanLII - 2010 ONSC 6568 (CanLII) (This judge is well known in Ontario, and has written a number of extremely funny...

Rest of article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/world/europe/01iht-letter.html?src=me So, straight men of FYM, thoughts? How do your partners compare to you in terms of jobs, education, financial success? Women, thoughts?

Can be read in full here: Tim Wise ? An Open Letter to the White Right, On the Occasion of Your Recent, Successful Temper Tantrum Thoughts? I personally don't care for his style (too histrionic IMO), but I think the substance of what he is saying is true. Especially on social issues -...

Interesting findings... Turns out you can buy happiness after all - The Globe and Mail

This may be the single largest ecological disaster in U.S. history. Unprecedented and absolutely disastrous. The rest is here. Offshore drilling is not and has never been a viable solution for anything. Maybe Bill Maher put it best when he said: