Heretical IdeasWe challenge the orthodoxy--so you don't have to.QUOTE OF THE DEBATE FOR ME- October 6, 2004 "Senator Edwards, as Vice President I preside over the Senate. I'm there most Tuesdays, it's part of my job. Until I walked on stage tonight, I had never met you." - Vice President Cheney, referring to Sen. Edwards low attendance...http://www.hereticalideas.com/archives/002400.html AMEN TO THAT- October 5, 2004 I'll second what Oliver said regarding the legalization of polygamy.But frankly, the side of me that's a libertarian (specifically when it comes to social issues) sees nothing wrong with polygamy. I don't think the state has a role. If consenting...http://www.hereticalideas.com/archives/002399.html QUOTE OF THE DAY- October 5, 2004 "Man is not a rational animal; he is a rationalizing animal. For explanations of a universe that confuses him, he seizes onto numerology, astrology, hysterical religions, and other fancy ways to go crazy. Having accepted such glorified nonsense, facts make...http://www.hereticalideas.com/archives/002398.html OFF TO SCHOOL- October 4, 2004 Well, it's the first day of grad school towards getting my Master's degree in Physics. Wheeee. Here's hoping I don't go insane before the end of the first quarter! Alex, you lucky dog - you're already done....http://www.hereticalideas.com/archives/002397.html VICTORY IN SAMARRA- October 4, 2004 Well, here's some good news.Bloodied by weeks of suicide bombings and assassinations, Iraqi security forces emerged Sunday to patrol Samarra after a morale-boosting victory in this Sunni Triangle city, and U.S. commanders praised their performance. American and Iraqi commanders have...http://www.hereticalideas.com/archives/002396.html QUOTE OF THE DAY- October 4, 2004 "John Kerry told Temple University Friday he will wage war in Iraq differently. It's called personal diplomacy. Due to his superior people skills and sensitivity he will be better able to get allies to send their soldiers into the wrong...http://www.hereticalideas.com/archives/002395.html MORE EVIDENCE OF BIN LADEN'S DEMISE- October 2, 2004 Hmmm....An audio tape purportedly released by Osama bin Laden's deputy calls for attacks on U.S. and British interests everywhere, according to a broadcast Friday by Al-Jazeera television. The Arab station said the speaker on the tape was Ayman al-Zawahri, an...http://www.hereticalideas.com/archives/002394.html MORE DEBATE THOUGHTS- October 1, 2004 Thinking a little bit more about the debates last night, I have to say that Kerry both lost and won in my mind. There's no question that Kerry won on style. Not only was he at the top of his...http://www.hereticalideas.com/archives/002393.html GAY MARRIAGE AMENDMENT FAILS HOUSE- October 1, 2004 Good news from Congress.The U.S. House of Representatives failed on Thursday to muster the two-thirds majority needed to pass a proposed constitutional amendment backed by President Bush to ban gay marriage. The largely party-line vote in the Republican-led House was...http://www.hereticalideas.com/archives/002392.html QUOTE OF THE DAY- October 1, 2004 "Of all the classes of men, I dislike most those who make their livings by talking--actors, clergymen, politicians, pedagogues, and so on. All of them participate in the shallow false pretenses of the actor who is their archetype. It is...http://www.hereticalideas.com/archives/002391.html |