by Carl Howard | Apr 9, 2014 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Charity and Philanthropy, Feminism and LGBT, History, Medicine, Resources, Food and Environment, Society
In 2010, John Scalzi wrote a pretty good post of the things that he doesn’t have to think about every day (that other people do). I wanted to try something similar but make it very detailed about a specific area. Food’s really yummy so why not food? Below is a list of...
by Carl Howard | Mar 20, 2014 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Race, Society, Travel
I went to a modern-Orthodox Zionist high school. You can imagine the kind of stuff they taught there. Highlights included: A school assembly with a debate of students about the validity of the (1990s) peace process. With someone on the side that it’s not worthwhile...
![Do they know it’s International Women’s Day [in Afghanistan]?](https://failbluedot.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/afghanistan_protest_1.jpg)
by Carl Howard | Mar 9, 2014 | Feminism and LGBT, Race, Society, Travel
Vignette the First A few months ago I was in a conversation where International Women’s Day was brought up. Specifically, the question of whether a particular someone would know what it is. One person (let’s call him Bob) said “Of course they do, it’s celebrated...
by Carl Howard | Mar 4, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, History, Race
You’ll pry my Hitler comparisons from my cold, dead hands. You’ve probably heard of Godwin’s Law., it’s hard to be online and not encounter it. Originally it had this formulation: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving...
by Carl Howard | Jan 26, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, History, Race
You don’t need to do rocket surgery to see the above painting as a ridiculous farce, a racist mythology. The fact that Columbus Day is meant to actually celebrate a genocide should make us disgusted. And yet many “ordinary” people in the US don’t see the obvious...
by Carl Howard | Jan 13, 2014 | Language
I’ve posted about some of the difficulties non-Chinese speakers may face with the language before. Recently I’ve read a wonderful 1991 piece called Why Is Chinese So Damn Hard? by none other than Moser, a professor of Chinese studies. It’s very interesting and worth a...
