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I’ve never understood why the separation of church and state is still debated in this country. I have an even harder time understanding why people would try to undermine the separation of church and state, but as this article in the New York Times shows, they do.
Keeping religion out of politics and politics out of […]

and if you haven’t seen this, you should - it’s very good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4

Time Magazine publishes a letter from a Marine officer in Iraq - read it.

When your day is lacking surrealism, visit the Nietzsche Family Circus
    

Brad DeLong discussing why we like diversity and identitity notes that in addition to prefering to discuss diversity because it is easier than tackling the hard problem of a lack of equality in opportunity, we like identity and diversity because they are inherently a good thing:
Now normally–in my usual mind–I am an enthusiastic supporter of […]

For HeatherS…
First you make a roux [1]:

~1/2 cup oil
~1/2 cup flour

Mix the flour and oil into a large pot and turn the heat on low to medium, depending on how often you want to stir. Stir while on heat until a dark brown.
While the roux is browning, finely chop:

one onion
a couple of stalks of […]

My father once told me about a military training exercise that took place for a month in Egypt. The only available food was early generation MREs. Everyone lost weight except for the cajuns - who all put on 10-15 pounds. Their secret was combining their MREs into a communal pot, add the […]

Caveat lector - this is not a fully formed thought, I’m just trying to get some ideas down.
I worked with a guy (not a friend) who was obsessed by workplace culture. As near as I could tell, he came from an environment with an entirely different culture and didn’t care for the one we […]

I missed this when it came out last week, but apparently, a gentleman named Ryan Bird was detained at the airport last week for writing “Kip Hawley is an idiot” on his plastic baggie filled with toiletries. Apparently, the security trolls highly educated and diligent TSA employees took the statement to be a threat […]