Monthly Archives: September 2015

Hypnotic suggestion is an interesting area. I have wondered if the hypnotic openness to ideas is an evolved response to the frequency with which we experience a state of confusion over low importance conundrums. The two aspects of that formula … Continue reading →

To paraphrase Ben Stein on Al Gore, “As one would say of a child, they do not play well with others.” Syrian Christian refugees living in Sweden say they were forced out of their asylum house by Muslim refugees who … Continue reading →

What amazes me about Trump is that when the cameras go off I have seen a very low-key, almost introverted guy. But he has created this personae which can speak in such a way as to maximally control a crowd’s … Continue reading →

This one is not really surprising. Support for the Alternative for Germany (AfD), a right-wing party that backs a tough line on immigration, has risen to its highest level in nearly four months as an influx of refugees from the … Continue reading →

A reader emailed an article on a study: Eight passengers on Air Transat Flight 236 (AT 236), which narrowly avoided an ocean crash, recalled the experience at the University of Toronto’s Rotman Research Institute while MRI scanners monitored their brains. … Continue reading →

Labour elects Socialist Leader: Offering yourself for election is never easy. You’re asking people to put their faith in you – your policies, your beliefs, your whole outlook on life. That’s why, today, I congratulate Jeremy Corbyn on his victory … Continue reading →

Again, a case of Law Enforcement applying intelligence tactics to investigative operations: Drug Enforcement Administration agents have been accessing personal medical files without a warrant, generating a backlash from doctors and privacy advocates who say the practice is intrusive and … Continue reading →

Jonah posts a long rebuttal to The Conservative Treehouse’s criticism of his criticism of Trump. The parts that jump out at me: First, Jonah makes the case that he is a real conservative. The biggest criticism — in terms of … Continue reading →

One factor behind Germany’s willingness to accept so many migrants was raised by Lee Martel on Free Republic: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has authorized over fifty thousand refugees from war torn Syria to settle into Germany. It is assumed that … Continue reading →

This just boggles the mind, and shows how horrifically developmental failure of the amygdala can remove all ability to map out future consequences: San Francisco will soon be jailing transgender prisoners according to their gender identity, not their biological sex, … Continue reading →