Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I recently received an email invitation to attend a local lecture by a man named Rafael Cruz, who happens to be the father of GOP presidential contender Ted Cruz. I Googled him, and found this fascinating statement: Evolution is one of the strongest tools of Marxism. Because if they can convince you that you came…

Great minds agree. Global Warming caused ISIS. Because, like, there was a huge drought in Syria and the government handled it almost as incompetently as Bush handled Hurricane Katrina! So, just as babies eaten by alligators and owners of looted stores were Bush’s victims (and thus victims of Global Warming), when the Syrian populace turned…

While there are a lot of legitimate criticisms that can be leveled at the Republican Party, this one had me chuckling: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Democrat is not likely to win this state in the 2016 presidential election, not even one with the last name Clinton. But on Saturday, Hillary Rodham Clinton returned to…

America has made a deal with a country that hosts “Death To America” rallies. What could possibly go wrong? Well that country is not entirely happy with the deal. Kermani said Iran would accept a deal only if sanctions were lifted immediately, frozen revenues were returned and Tehran’s revolutionary ideals, including its fight with “global…

China is hitting a wall both financial and ecological. And a leading indicator is water. And walnuts. Here in Yunnan, the scenic countryside stretches to the horizon with beautiful farms and vast walnut groves, benefiting from the province’s gentle climate. Yunnan is actually one of the biggest walnut producing regions in China, which itself is…

That’s what scientists are studying. At a cost to the City of San Francisco of some $3.5 million. “It is now well-established that women of minority sexual orientation are disproportionately affected by the obesity epidemic, with nearly three-quarters of adult lesbians overweight or obese, compared to half of heterosexual women. In stark contrast, among men,…

Yes, “smuggling” seems like a harsh word. To which I replied: How about “Going Solo”.

That experienced political campaign director I used to know – I once asked her opinion about climate change. She replied “All this green nonsense – it’s closet racism. They want to deny Africa cheap energy, to keep them poor”.

This Fourth of July, I’m officially changing my race (I heard we can do this now). Unlike Rachel Dolezal, I won’t need to alter my appearance, because from this point forward my ethnicity will be one that goes beyond appearance and speaks to what I believe: American. Unhyphenated. Indivisible, you might say. While we all…

We have hordes of socons bemoaning the gay marriage ruling of he Supreme Court. Where did this country go wrong? I wrote the following in response to this commenter who was decrying the fact that the Government was no longer following God’s law and was allowing abnormal behavior. I replied: If it is abnormal behavior…

That’s where a lot of people say we’re headed, especially these days. I am reminded of this classic. (Not a new idea….)  

An interview with a police officer – Radley Balko. The officer says: I had an awakening. I remember it very well. I was doing narcotics work. And so I was spending a lot of time doing surveillance in a van, or in some vacant building. You have a lot of time on your hands with…

From Salon Magazine Gun control’s racist reality: The liberal argument against giving police more power Well isn’t that interesting. And from Salon? Big surprise there. There is no reason to expect fair enforcement of gun control laws, or even that they will mainly be used to someone prevent these massacres. That is because how our…

In light of the horrible massacre by an admitted racist and terrorist, President Obama has issued a renewed call for gun control. “Unfortunately, the grip of the NRA on Congress is extremely strong,” Obama said in a clip of the interview with “WTF with Marc Maron” posted by the New York Times. It was not the…

I have no love for the bankers. But it wasn’t them. They just played along with the game because that is where the big profits were. The game went something like this – SJW “there are under served minorities” Bankers – “their record of repayment is not good” SJW – “we will rate their paper…

    If you are against profit quit eating. You profit from it.    

Except it is not an alternate headline – it happened in Aurora, Colorado. “Police said two vehicles ended up in the church parking lot after some sort of argument between the drivers. Police said one vehicle was chasing the other. The man who was being chased got out of his vehicle and entered the church…

Speaking of things that don’t pass my smell test, here’s another piece of weirdness. Media reports do not agree on whether the Charleston shooter bought the gun himself, or his father bought it for him. According to CNN, Roof bought the gun himself: One key part of this horrific scheme — the weapon — came in…

I don’t post as often as I should, but right now I’m curious about something. Since when does a white supremacist gunman, lover of racist states like Rhodesia, apartheid South Africa, and the Confederate States of America have black friends? According to a number of reports, many of the man’s Facebook friends were black. And…