Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I found an interesting comment at The statists’ fear and loathing of the Oath Keepers. In the end, too, we can always lean back on this concept with the control freaks, a concept which Vanderboegh makes brilliantly: the instant that the law fails to protect us from the state, making it null and void–that being…

Now only 36% believe the Earth is being warmed by manmade sources. It’s really not surprising at all, though. AGW rests on some very shaky evidence, which has only recently come to light because the “scientists” involved have been assiduously avoiding requests to share their data (which is crazy when you think about it: “I…

From an Investors Business Daily editorial: In ways large and small, it’s easy to see we’re building a nanny state that will make Europe’s seem modest by comparison. After all, this doesn’t even include health care “reform” or cap-and-trade. Soon, the federal government will control every aspect of our lives – though the Constitution explicitly…

Did you think the Matthew Shepard Act is merely about adding sexual orientation to the list of federal hate crimes? If you did (as I did), then you are in for a rude awakening. To back up a bit, over the weekend, I was appalled to discover that the federal government had assumed jurisdiction over…

I never thought I would say that. Ever. But when confronted with a fundamental challenge to the free press in America the press did not cave. Obama caved. Moe Lane has a few words on the dust up. So this administration had what passes for a brainstorm among that group: now that they’ve made it…

Yesterday I covered the New York 23rd District’s Congressional race in my post: The Revolution Starts Here. The race pits “Republican” Dierdre Scozzafava against Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Party of New York candidate Douglas L. Hoffman. As you know from my previous report Scozzafava is to the left of many Democrat Congress persons. i.e…

Dick Polman (a liberal Democrat who writes for the Philadelphia Inquirer) thinks President Obama’s war on Fox news is both foolish as well as “tactically stupid” and he explains why: 1. Going after Fox serves only to elevate Fox, making it appear that Fox is on an equal footing with the White House. Every president…

The Tea Parties are not Republican friendly according to the Wall Street Journal. The rise of conservative “tea party” activists around the country has created a dilemma for Republicans. They are breathing life into the party’s quest to regain power. But they’re also waging war on some candidates hand-picked by GOP leaders as the most…

How my email address gets on these lists I do not know, but last night I received an urgent email which asked me to help do something about a sick Cockatiel for sale at a pet store in New York. A link went to this web site, where I saw a number of comments posted…

I have a new article up at ECN Magazine on experiments testing out the possibilities of a Mach-Einstein Drive. I call it: Maching Einstein. Why is this important? If the experiments work (and even if they don’t) we will learn more about how our universe is constructed. If they do work we can get propulsion…

Did you know that 40% of people are nasty, and if they did not fear retaliation, they would destroy the property of others? I didn’t, but an Economics and Business study at the University of Amsterdam seems to confirm it: We introduce the joy-of-destruction game. Two players each receive an endowment and simultaneously decide on…

“Clearly the White House has no problem being associated with Bill Ayers.“ That is absolutely true, and the proof is here. Ayers delivered a major speech before The Renaissance Group’s 20th Anniversary Celebration in Arlington, Virginia. Speaking at the event (“A Time for Reflection, Celebration and Rebirth”) along with Ayers were Under Secretary of Education…

Since the White House has declared War on Fox News I’m putting a link to Fox News near the top of my sidebar at Power and Control. I suggest all bloggers against Government Censorship do the same. Cross Posted at Power and Control

Eric of Classical Values and I have been having an e-mail discussion of management styles provoked in part by his article on Chairman Mao: Proudly emulating the bold and imaginative attitude of Chairman Mao! My attitude was to always treat those below me with the same attitude I treated those above me. Respect. Because good…

While a lot of attention has been paid to Anita Dunn’s quotations from Chairman Mao, and there’s been a lot of criticism for her praise for Mao as her “favorite political philosopher,” I don’t think that most people (either on the right or the left) have really had the heart to engage in a serious…

The Euros are balking when it comes to paying to prevent climate change. As if restricting the output of plant food could actually accomplish that goal. Environmental campaigners slammed Europe’s governments tonight after latest talks to settle funding levels for climate change broke down without agreement. The European Commission has put a price of up…

Wondering who might be behind the non-public registration, Glenn Reynolds links a site which asks a very disturbing but mis-phrased question: Is it true that the Left will kill Obama? Here’s the theory: The buzz all over the ‘net is that if it looks like the Republican challenger is going to win in 2012, the…

Always open up in the attack mode: There is no way to know for sure but is it possible that the proponents of Climate Catastrophe are being paid by Al “I’m going to make billions off of carbon trading” Gore to push his agenda? He and his friends stand to make a LOT of money…

No sarcasm this time: WASHINGTON — Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department. Credit where it’s due: this is by far the most sensible administration we’ve seen on this…

In a post titled “Jacob Weisberg Loses It,” Dave Price has a lot of fun demolishing some of Weisberg’s more ridiculous assertions in Newsweek. Clearly, poor Weisberg has lost it. Assuming, of course, he ever had it. What I find myself unable to ignore is another incredible Weisberg assertion. Did you know that CNN’s bias…