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On “Cultural Appropriation”: Sanity at Last!
As an undergraduate in the early 1980s, I studied German and Russian literature in college. Over my adult lifetime, however, I’ve felt increasingly out of place in the humanities. I’m not leftist. I don’t think capitalism is a bad word, … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Culture, Human Rights, Politics
Tagged cultural appropriation, individual rights, racism
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Profiles in Courage: Military Officers Who Opposed Torture After 9/11
The American Civil Liberties Union has posted a web page that tells the stories of a number of military officers and CIA employees who objected to the US use of waterboarding and other forms of torture after 9/11. I just … Continue reading
The Senate Report on CIA Torture of 9/11 Terrorism Suspects
There’s very little in the redacted executive summary of the Senate’s report on CIA “enhanced interrogation techniques” that is news to me, or most people who have been following this story for the past decade. I’ve been rather quiet because, … Continue reading
Ebola: What Average People Can Do
The ebola epidemic has reached the United States and at least one country in Europe, although so far it does not look much like an epidemic in either place. (Four people confirmed to have fallen ill in the United States … Continue reading
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Surveillance Self-Defense
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has created a new web site, Surveillance Self-Defense (ssd.eff.org). The site collects information about surveillance techniques that governments, large companies, marketing firms, criminal organizations, and some individuals are using to track you through the day. … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Politics, Security, Technology
Tagged privacy, protection, surveillance
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The Costs of Committing Violence Against Innocents
Seen this evening on Twitter: My sorrow for the family of 3 month old Haya Zissel-Brown murdered in Jerusalem. May G-d protect the innocents of this world. Committing wanton violence against innocents makes hell on earth for others and hell … Continue reading
Shellshock Restrictions Lifted
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Temporary Shellshock Restrictions
Due to possible vulnerabilities in WordPress, I am turning off comments til the new Shellshock vulnerability has been thoroughly assessed and patched. WordPress is based on PHP, which can make calls to the Unix shell. I’m not sure whether it … Continue reading
Ashya King
Friday and yesterday I saw several news articles about a five-year-old boy named Ashya King who has brain cancer — specifically, a stage 4 medulloblastoma in his head. His parents had taken him from the hospital where he was receiving … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights
Tagged Ashya King, Dr. Gary Nicolin, Naghemeh King, National Health, NHS, Peter King, United Kingdom
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Robin McLaurin Williams (1951-2014)
Good Morning, Vietnam. The Dead Poets Society. The Fisher King. Mrs. Doubtfire. Jumanji. And this. Good Night, Robin. Rest in peace.