Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I was having a little discussion with a friend who objected to my phrase “Medical Marijuana prohibition is a crime against humanity and a violation of the religious precept – heal the sick” because he said it trivializes mass murder. But does it? I believe we should examine the evidence. Heart Surgeon Dr David Allen…

Trash, anyone? I don’t especially like it. I’m hardly the world’s most fastidious person, but I find even ordinary litter annoying from an aesthetic point of view, and while I can generally ignore small things like candy wrappers or paper cups, where it comes to real garbage my senses tend to revolt. Seeing kitchen garbage — and…

I have a new post up at ECN Magazine – A Bug In The Drone Wars. Commenting is by Disqus at ECN. Feel free to join in.

Creation of a One World Order? From a discussion here. Well I always like a good conspiracy and this is better than most. The Soviets as Capitalist Agents. “Skull and Bones 1” Most sordid thing ever happened in the history of man. “Skull and Bones 2” Council on Foreign Relations. “Skull and Bones 3” Council…

Bill Quick posted a series of mouth-watering pictures taken at San Francisco’s Mission Rock Cafe. Which made me very hungry — until I scrolled down and saw the next image he posted. “Your one Gun Control chart for the day”   Now I’m hungry for the freedom we lost.

I did this piece for a major Right Wing site I have written for before. It was rejected for a number of reasons. 1. The punch line “Marijuana” wasn’t mentioned until later in the piece. 2. It was too technical. 3. The evidence is probably accidental correlation. And most important: 4. The audience would not…

I might not be rejoicing, but unlike certain lefties (criticized here) I am not grieving the death of Hugo Chavez. I hope Venezuela can do better in the future. However, there is one aspect of recent news that I find annoying, and that is the suggestion — by Chavez’s Vice President (and successor) — that…

From National Review: The Most Convincing Argument Ever for Legalizing Marijuana . . . The United Nations is apparently demanding that we keep it illegal. Which is just what I predicted. Medical Marijuana prohibition is a crime against humanity and a violation of the religious precept – heal the sick. Pass it on.

Well my “conservative” friends. What I have been warning you about has come to pass. William R. Sherman, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) San Diego Field Division has declared an outright war on medical marijuana patients in San Diego. Without any regard for State law or local regulations, Sherman…

It seems the UN objects to Drug Legalization in Colorado and Washington. A United Nations-based drug agency urged the United States government on Tuesday to challenge the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Colorado and Washington, saying the state laws violate international drug treaties. The International Narcotics Control Board made its appeal in an…

Cracked me up.

The time has come, in the light of the tragedy that IS our schools to consider teacher control.  In this case, the sort of control that forces teachers to think like rational human beings before going off half cocked and doing stupid things. It might also be time to think of administrator control.  A good…

My dear friend and co-blogger Sarah Hoyt is too modest. In her latest post here at CV, she did not mention her new book A Few Good Men, which Glenn Reynolds praised earlier: OUT TODAY: Sarah Hoyt’s A Few Good Men. With an awesome dedication to yours truly. I got my autographed copy yesterday and was…

    Here is the Denver Post story discussed in the video. The headline reads Colorado medical-marijuana businesses have declined by 40 percent. One of the reasons is competition. In two years marijuana prices have dropped 50%. Legalization is likely to drive those prices down further. The State of Colorado has collected over $5 million…

Scott Lively — one of the country’s most obnoxious anti-gay bigots* since at least 2003  — has recently invoked bisexuality as an argument which defeats the case for gay marriage. According to Lively, because bisexuals are only capable of having sex with both sexes at the same time (who knew?), and because homosexuality “includes” bisexuality, gay marriage…

I’m of the age where I get medical offers in the mail. Sometimes by phone. And I’m amazed at all the free stuff available. Electric carts? No problem. This explains the racket. Especially good are the comments. Like this one: duo When a week in the hospital ICU costs more than the average worker makes…

CO2 is bad for the environment, right? But what is the environment? What is bad? Does anyone know? While it isn’t a new issue here, I often wonder whether — if we assume anthropogenic CO2 can cause warming — whether that “warming” might go unnoticed if it accompanied a return to a glacial period. A…

Medical cannabis for stroke. Dr. David Allen says: “Cannabis is an essential part of the human diet.” Medical Marijuana prohibition is a crime against humanity and a violation of the religious precept – heal the sick. Update: I found this comment by Dr. Allen at Patients for Medical Cannabis. President Barack Obama The White House…

In response to my post Grillo The National Socialist Fascist, Baron Bodissey of Gates of Vienna sent me this e-mail which he gave me permission to publish. He starts out by responding to this point I made in an e-mail to him: I often change my mind – I’m not afraid of being mistaken. I…

What do you call people who engage in massive deforestation and soil poisoning in order to kill beloved trees that are over a century old? Why, “environmentalists,” of course! Embattled San Franciscans have come up with a new name for them, though. “Plant fascists.” * UCSF wants to cut down an unspecified number – possibly…