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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/778767.html I often hear it is just a matter of keeping the law, if Palestinians just did that, all would be ok, and they are to be condemned for not doing so. It appear Isreal is no better at keeping the law.

Rising consumption of natural resources means that humans began "eating the planet" on 9 October, a study suggests. The date symbolised the day of the year when people's demands exceeded the Earth's ability to supply resources and absorb the demands placed upon it. The figures' authors said...

My incoherent morning rant based on the Administration's latest PR offensive politicizing the war.... If the threat of Islamicfacism/Terrorism is global and growing…. Shouldn’t we have a draft? If it is a global ideological battle as great as that against Nazism and Communism, shouldn’t...

Hopefully not already posted. And it isn't James Randi's money. BoingBoing, along with others, is offering $1 million (originally $250,000 but others have been kicking in) to prove "that Jesus is not the son of the Flying Spaghetti Monster." BoingBoing's offer In case you're wonder what the...

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050627fa_fact Yep, Patrick Henry college, named after a man who opposed the Constitution and Bill of Rights and wanted to establish a state church in Virginia.

Is this just a myth? A friend told me last night that he doesn't shave more often because he doesn't want to be one of those people who have a beard grown by mid-afternoon after shaving in the morning. I was a tad skeptical (After all, why would shaving encourage hair growth?), but I wasn't...