by Carl Howard | Jul 7, 2014 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, Race
On October 11th 2010, France banned wearing clothing intended to conceal the face in public, with a 150 Euro fine. While the law did not specifically name Islamic dress, the target was the niqab (full covering minus an opening for the eyes), burqa (full covering with...
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 10, 2014 | Feminism and LGBT, Resources, Food and Environment, Society
We are all guilty of slacking off. You know it and I know it. We justify these activities by downplaying their harm. Our language reflects the seeming innocence of “taking a break”, but in reality this masks a whole lot of evil. As even the most common individual...
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...
