So would you say that, during your lifetime, humanity has progressed in the construction of a somewhat more just society? “There have been enormous changes. Just look here at MIT. Take a walk down the hall and take a look at the nature of the student body: it’s about half women, a third minorities, informally … More Quote of the Day
“There can be no moral equivalence between the violence of a powerful occupier and the violence of its powerless victim.”–Henry Siegman http://www.thenation.com/article/violence-moral-equivalence-and-the-end-of-a-two-state-solution-in-israel-palestine/
“Few are guilty, but all are responsible.” ― Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Prophets
Political extremists of all stripes are prone to conspiracy theories, witness the so-called 9/11 Truthers. The 9/11 Truthers are left-wing and right-wing activists—I am tempted to say lunatics– who believe, with precious little evidence, that the attacks of 9/11 were an inside job. They see any attempt to point out the lack of credible evidence … More My Conspiracy Theory
“Israel has, in effect, knowingly moved further toward a full-fledged apartheid system. Those who don’t like the word can suggest another one for what I see each week in the territories and more and more inside the Green Line.”—David Shulman “Israel: The Stark Truth” http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2015/mar/21/israel-elections-ugly-truth/
CORELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS Choose the correct sentence: a. Martha was studying either philosophy or welding. Martha was either studying philosophy, or she was studying welding. a. We have neither the money nor the desire to own a giraffe. We have neither the money, nor do we have the desire to own a giraffe. a. Good grammar … More What Conjunctions Can Join
“Hanlon’s Razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” ― Steven Pinker, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
“The sort of twee person who thinks swearing is in any way a sign of a lack of education or a lack of verbal interest is just a fucking lunatic.” ― Stephen Fry
When business schools (meaning the Ivy League universities) send their people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending people like you. They’re sending real estate mogul wannabes that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems to us. They’re bringing cheating. They’re bringing price gouging. They’re bringing drugs. (Don’t tell me they don’t … More Why I Don’t Support Donald Trump
No Harm Spilt 