by Carl Howard | Aug 25, 2014 | Biases and Fallacies, Charity and Philanthropy, Ethics, Resources, Food and Environment
If you’re reading this, you have access to the internet and this means you’ve heard (lots) about the ice bucket challenge. I won’t even describe it other than to mention that the amount of money it has raised is over $50M as of August 22. Given that about half of the...
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 12, 2014 | Biases and Fallacies, Ethics, Resources, Food and Environment, Society
There are some serious problems with the world’s economic system. This can’t really be denied unless you’re even much further right than say Tony Abbott. Three major intertwined issues are: global poverty the unsustainability of how we make, consume and dispose of...
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 | Jul 21, 2014 | Race
Gale Boetticher’s death in Breaking Bad is one of the most heavily accented of the show’s 271 deaths. If you haven’t seen the show or want a refresher, here’s a quick summary of Gale from Breaking Bad Wiki: Gale Boetticher, B.S., M.S., was a was a German American...
by Carl Howard | Jul 14, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, Sex, Society
[UPDATED: found one! HT Jess Bellamy] [CN: misogyny and fat-shaming] If you’re not Australian, you might not have heard of Gina Rinehart. She’s the richest person in Australia, currently the 4th richest woman worldwide. A mining heiress who inherited an enormous...
