From Balkinization:
Anyone admitted to an elite law school is in good shape—by all means, go. Everyone else, however, should think long and hard about whether attending law school is the right decision. Specifically, one must take a close look at the financial implications of attending law school: how much money will be borrowed, the expected [...]
Bonobo’s are down right cool. They’re like Chimps, but significantly less violent, and far more prone to … lovin’. But, like many apes, their survival is up to us.
Congo has announced the establishment of a rain-forest preserve intended to shield the bonobo, one of human beings’ two closest ape relations, from wildlife poachers and deforestation.
Andrew Sullivan makes the case for Obama in his new article in the Atlantic:
But he knows, and privately acknowledges, that the fundamental point of his candidacy is that it is happening now. In politics, timing matters. And the most persuasive case for Obama has less to do with him than with the moment he is [...]
The Discovery institute apparently thinks that God doesn’t believe in Copyright laws.
“The Discovery Institute, more a lawyer mill than a scientific institution, copied Harvard University’s BioVisions video ‘The Inner Life of the Cell,’ stripped out Harvard’s copyright notice, credits, and narration, inserted their own creationist-friendly narration, and renamed the video ‘The Cell As an Automated [...]
One of Obama’s grassroots leaders has left to go over to Ron Paul’s camp. In a statement bordering on fanaticism he wrote:
Make no mistake about it — I think Obama would make an AWESOME President — far better than any other stale “part of the problem” Democrat running. However. In case you have not noticed [...]
What does it all really MEAN, man?
I and a few of my PSU comrades have started a group Mathematics Blog: The Lyceum Mathematikoi. The focus is on mathematics, but our goal is to think of it more broadly as a philosophical endeavor. Don’t worry, I’ll still be posting here, but the new blog allows for more math-specific nerd talk.
From Balkinization:
There seems little doubt– to me at least– that the death penalty, if applied consistently and predictably enough (so that there is a real chance that it would be applied to a potential criminal defendant) will deter all sorts of crimes. It will deter murder. It will deter embezzlement. It will deter jaywalking. The [...]
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signs an executive order making it harder for immigrants to get drivers licenses.
Kulongoski said he issued the order out of security concerns over out-of-state businesses advertising how easily people can get driver’s licenses in Oregon. The new administrative rules should be ready by February, which is when the Legislature will [...]
Mike Huckabee makes a case for the environment on Religious grounds:
”For one thing, I’m one of the few people who’s actually talked about the fact that as Republicans we have done a lousy job of presenting the case for conservation. We ought to be the leaders, but unfortunately we’ve been the last people speaking out [...]
