by Carl Howard | Aug 19, 2014 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, History, Philosophy, Society
[CN: Existentialism; emo] Ok, this is probably the most personal (and rambling) post I’ve written so if you don’t want to read the musings of a 30 year old that could well sound like the emo diary of a 15 year old, you know what to do… I’m a pretty curious person. I’m...
by Carl Howard | Aug 6, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, History, Race
This series is about Israel’s policies in Gaza. I think they’re so unconscionable that I can’t believe they’re up for debate even among Jews — and yet they are. Instead of criticising Israel, I invite you to explore the basis and consequences of a pro-Israel’s-policy...
by Carl Howard | Jun 30, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, History, Race, Resources, Food and Environment
Brazilian police on horses clash with indigenous protesters, dressed in traditional costumes You know what I find annoying about the World Cup? Loud self-congratulations by some people about how much they don’t care about the World Cup. Yes, if you’re someone who...
by Carl Howard | Jun 24, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Charity and Philanthropy, Ethics, History, Resources, Food and Environment, Society
Most people have probably heard of Oskar Schindler through Spielberg’s movie Schindler’s List. Schindler is the most famous member of 25,271 people called Righteous of the Nations. These are non-Jews identified by the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum to have committed...
by Carl Howard | Jun 16, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Biases and Fallacies, Ethics, History, Race
Last week, the Sydney Morning Herald published a turd of an article titled How racist are you? by Mark Sawyer. It was so screwed up and misguided that I thought it’s a perfect thing to pick apart. It inadvertently does a great job of highlighting some of Australian...
by Carl Howard | Jun 2, 2014 | Biases and Fallacies, History, Race, Society, Travel
This March I was in Israel for a wedding. We flew to Eilat, a holiday destination at the very south of Israel, on the Red Sea. Eilat is right near the border of Egypt and Jordan and you can see both countries right across a small stretch of water: Here’s a photo I...
