Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

When things reach that stage when they really can’t get any worse, they can start looking better. In the case of Detroit (a city most people have written off as hopeless), houses can be had for almost nothing. That’s because the city is falling apart and city services are poor to nonexistent. So if you…

I’m sorry to see that Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton has committed suicide rather than go to prison: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Famed Appalachian moonshiner Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton, whose incorrigible bootlegging ways were as out of step with modern times as his hillbilly beard and overalls, took his own life rather than go to prison for making white…

Reflecting on CPAC, Andrew Ian Dodge touches on one of my pet peeves, which is the stubborn inability of creative types to be allowed to think (and say) what they think without repercussions: One thing that came up quite often in chatting with people outside my two “comfort” groups was the movement’s dearth of musicians…

It its attempt to turn the USA into the USSR, Congress is proposing to outlaw legal farmer’s markets. What this will do is force anyone who produces food of any kind, and then transports it to a different location for sale, to register with a new federal agency called the “Food Safety Administration.” Even growers…

Because of inconvenient (and very time-consuming) personal business, I was nowhere near a computer I could use yesterday. Ironic, because I was surrounded by computers I could not use. (Like the old expression “water water everywhere and not a drop to drink”…) Returned home in the middle of the night, and dragged myself to bed…

It seems our most esteemed Drug War General, Barry McCaffrey, is no longer towing the Government line on marijuana at least. He in effect says legalize it for adults. Also note why he couldn’t say it before. He was muzzled by government. I wonder if our new Drug Czar will have the same problem? Cross…

You know things are really bad when even your dog is affected by the economic crisis. Seriously. However, Coco’s favorite food is fried chicken, and she enjoyed seeing this new product from Germany: She thinks it looks finger-lickin good!

Although I wish their numbers were in the millions, naturally I’m delighted to see the Tea Party demonstrations attracting crowds numbering in the thousands. A remark by one demonstrator particularly caught my attention: Tea party supporters say their reasons for demonstrating on Fountain Square are simple. “To actually show the state and federal government that…

Via a helpful email, I learned that an actual vampire has been unearthed in Venice: By Daniel Flynn ROME (Reuters) – Italian researchers believe they have found the remains of a female “vampire” in Venice, buried with a brick jammed between her jaws to prevent her feeding on victims of a plague which swept the…

I just found out that I don’t believe in GOD. And I can tell you that I couldn’t be happier. Government Of Democrats Of course I’d like to see Republicans get a spine. Every time they want to spend like drunken sailors all they have to do is say: “but I’m against abortion”. And the…

Obama is NOT Jesus. Jesus knew how to put a cabinet together. I guess that’s the difference between the two Messiahs. Obama spends and Jesus saves. Followers of The One will find The Story of O very helpful for the New Age. You will be abused and you will love it. Somewhere in Chicago, a…

The “GOING JOHN GALT” movement is catching on, and attracting a lot of media attention — including Stephen Colbert’s comedy show. As a general rule, I’d say that once comedians start working a topic into their routines, that’s a sign that its time has come. So, the phenomenon of GOING JOHN GALT has “arrived.” In…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg (probably the most left wing justice on the U.S. Supreme Court) has pancreatic cancer, and she is hinting that there will be a vacancy on the court soon: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has hinted at a possible vacancy “soon” at the US Supreme Court, without indicating who would be leaving. Speaking Friday…

Bob Owens looks at what I think boils down to a very old American debate (whether there’s a right to secession), and notices that some overwrought comments by actor Chuck Norris have led a plethora of lefties to label Norris a “terrorist,” and even make Timothy McVeigh comparisons: The left-wing blogosphere preferred not to address…

The honeymoon that any new President generally gets (typically 100 days) is over. About 40 days early. Bad news for The One. President Obama’s honeymoon is beginning to fade. Members of Congress and old political hands say he needs to show substantial progress reviving the economy soon. Some Democrats have started to worry that voters…

I was reading a blog by some college kids, the Undercurrent, that looks at the contradictions of the present Republican coalition. In the aftermath of the substantial Democratic victory in last November’s election, Republicans nationwide are reported to be doing a great deal of “soul searching.” Indeed they should. After all, times are not looking…

Frank J. Fleming thinks the problem with Barack Obama may be that he is too awesome: …I am an enlightened individual who fully understands and appreciates President Obama (pbuh), but can we expect the same from other countries with non-Obama leaders? Those people have never produced a person like Obama, not to mention elected him,…

In another predictable development, the gun grabbers have seized upon the Alabama shooting incident as a pretext to demand a return to the “assault weapon” ban: Gun-control activists have renewed calls for the federal government to reinstate a ban on so-called assault weapons in the wake of Tuesday’s deadly shooting rampage in Alabama. Stricter national…

In a remarkable coincidence, the day after I wrote about the dinner party elite, I see this report that Barack Obama is assiduously courting them: While publicly identifying with the nation’s have-nots, the Obama administration has been cultivating the Beltway social elite behind the scenes. Earlier this year, the Obama administration invited top editors of…

There are plans afoot for a floating city off the coast of San Francisco. A floating city off the coast of San Francisco may sound like science fiction, but it could be reality in the not-too-distant future. The Seasteading Institute already has drawn up plans for the construction of a homestead on the Pacific Ocean.…