Damek.

OK, let’s ignore the moral quandaries of eugenics. I want to talk about why it’s just plain stupid. But first, a quick & dirty evolution review:
1) Organisms do not evolve. Well, not individual animals, that is. Populations of organisms evolve.
2) Evolution of a population means that the gene pool (the genes [...]

Socialism = workers own the means of production
Communism = state owns the means of production
Welfare State Capitalism = private ownership of the means of production, with progressive taxation and social programs to provide a safety net for the poor.
#3 is what we’ve had since the 1930s. Good stuff, I think. Of course, the [...]

A must read.

This semester I’m taking the second half of college-level Biology at BMCC, and as insurance, should I need to go to grad school, I’m taking a requisite college-level American history course, too, covering the Civil War through the 1980s. I just had my first history midterm yesterday, and I think I did OK. [...]

An excellent, astutely written post. I’ve never had the pleasure, but I expect my findings would be the same. My fantasies along these lines always include at least one person I have at least a passing attachment to. It’s not really a new insight or anything, but the post is still excellent.
via Erosblog.