by Carl Howard | May 9, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Charity and Philanthropy, Resources, Food and Environment
There is a recommendation in the Commission of Audit document about what amounts to a substantial reduction in foreign aid given by Australia. (For the non-Australians, the document which was commissioned by our shitty government is essentially neocon jerk-off...
by Carl Howard | May 6, 2014 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, Spirituality
It’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of the Dalai Lama. For starters, he is the leader of a theocracy where leaders have brutally oppressed the population. This reality, and that of him being a leader of a religion that’s just like any other sometimes peeks...
by Carl Howard | Apr 22, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Biases and Fallacies, Ethics, Mind, Psychology and Consciousness, Race, Society
I used to watch Law and Order. Embarrassing, right? For those who don’t know, it’s a long-running half-cop half-courtroom show focussing on the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Naturally, the characters’ bias is going to be against defendants. One scene...
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 | Apr 3, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Blog Topics, Feminism and LGBT, Race, Society
I’d like to discuss one of the most long-standing and ignored oppressions. It’s had a tremendously destructive influence over the centuries and it may just be one of the last taboos we have to overcome. This hidden killer — because it definitely kills — is when...
by Carl Howard | Mar 25, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Blog Topics, Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, Race, Society
Shortly before I took a blogging hiatus, I wrote a post on the rape singularity. To illustrate it, I wanted to find an image from one of the SlutWalk protests. It was meant to illustrate a strong counterpoint to victim blaming in a way that I thought might be a bit...
