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On Being What You Want, and Bigotry
Posted by Ethan on May 13, 2011 “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery For me, personally, it isn’t the endless immensity of the seas that calls. It’s the endless immensity of…
Japan Earthquake & Tsunami: Relief and Charity!
Posted by Ethan on March 18, 2011 “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?” -Rabbi Hillel As you all know, it has been one week since the devastating earthquake first struck Japan. And the damage is simply horrific. The death toll is in the…
Weekend Diversion: Stand Up, Wisconsin!
Posted by Ethan on February 20, 2011 “If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all of…
The Physics of Global Warming
Posted by Ethan on November 10, 2010 “Global warming is the greatest and most successful pseudoscientific fraud I have seen in my long life.” -Hal Lewis The most valuable natural resources we have at our disposal during our brief lives are the following. That’s right, the Earth and the Sun. And if we want life on Earth to continue as we know…
Why I Always Get Excited About Columbus Day!
Posted by Ethan on October 11, 2010 “I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.” -Isaac Newton “Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in…
Weekend Diversion: Time to Speak Up.
Posted by Ethan on August 29, 2010 They came first for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for me…
How Safe is the LHC?
Posted by Ethan on October 15, 2009 All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again. –Peter Pan Much like any new venture where the outcome is uncertain, there are a lot of fears surrounding the LHC. And I know, because it occasionally shows up in my comment threads, in my inbox, or in my office. Could it form…
Weekend Diversion: An Amazing Group of Women
Posted by Ethan on September 27, 2009 I’ve liked the musician Rufus Wainwright for some time, but I didn’t realize that he was the son of Loudon Wainwright, whom I’ve just recently discovered. Loudon’s a singer/songwriter who’s been around for even longer, and who I like even better than Rufus. His song Father and Son was written for Rufus, but I think…
Ethics Question: A Man’s Rights
Posted by Ethan on June 24, 2009 There is a long history of oppression of women on many fronts in our society. Socially, politically, economically, and legally, among others. There are a number of very good bloggers here who often address gender issues, and I’m not typically one of them. But two things happened to me yesterday that brings up a gender…
