So I just read the following NY Times column by Thomas Friedman. It hits the nail on the head. Read it ( Read more... )

So, this is the first post that I've written in numerous months. And it's fitting that I write it on the day that our country really went to the dogs. I can't believe how crappy this is. Here's my take on the election ( Read more... )

So here's a new article in the New York Times. Finally we have some Republicans admitting that there is TOO MUCH separation of church and state! The Kerry campaign should seize on this and make it front page news. But of course, they're pretty inept and won't do it.

( Here's the article copy and pasted )

Finally, there is a debate on the dubious nature of people calling themselves African-American when they were not descendents of slaves, but rather immigrants from majority black nations in Africa or the Caribbean. It's really quite ridiculous that these blacks are entitled to the same benefits as the descendents of slaves even though they have a ( Read more... )

So I just found this awesome article on UC-Berkeley's webpage! It's so incredible and dead-on what this prof is saying. Honestly, he should be a paid member of Kerry's staff! Head of the campaign ( Read more... )

Well, I haven't made a real post on here for some time so I figured now's as good a time as any...especially since I have some things to get off my chest. This post covers being gay, being biracial, yearning to be "normal."

( The following is pretty un-PC and there are a lot of complaints in here so if you're reading this, be prepared to think a little and be willing to help me out )

Who do you find hot on your LJ Buddylist? You have 3 categories:

LEVEL 1(TOTALLY HOT/SHAG NOW)

LEVEL 2(VERY CUTE)

LEVEL 3(CUTE)

Now, this DEFINITELY wasn't my idea but since I appeared on one of my friend's list, I have to pass it forward, as he says:-) Here goes:

Level 1:

unknowndepth, aberhottie99, adamsniche, afdreamer, calisvolcomboy, davidology, drthe19, eomsam, gamebratt, gaviidae, gres02, hihurleysrfr, holdtheline, hydro_messiah, iamthemole, jimmyg1226, kickster, markormarky, mikey_kid, nocalgod, pants_r_good, paulbrian, platinumdoc, radi0actv, shadowfluid, shawnpaul, skyblue_702, suprasoccer02, swipe69, thad5290, thecherrybomber, this_kid_has_it, twink2muscle, xskwizitboi, zrzuce ( Read more... )

So, this isn't going to be much of a post. I have to get a report into an oversight research board (the IRB for those of you who know university research) by tomorrow and I'm SEVERELY procrastinating. I'm being a political junky tonight instead. What more can you say about John Kerry than: "I'm John Kerry, reporting for duty!" Honestly, it gives me ( Read more... )

This racism thread is very interesting. What I'd like to hear though is a discussion of how culture underlies people's preferences for different races. Physical attraction is often bread by cultural influences. Here's my personal example. I'm biracial (half black, half white) but I grew up in White suburbia (I think there were 3 black students in ( Read more... )

So, I rarely if ever write about politics but this has been irking me over the past couple months. Everyone talks about one of Bush's perceived strengths as being principled and unwavering in the face of criticism. They say he hardly ever looks back and rethinks his decisions. Now is it just me, or do we really not want someone as the head of our ( Read more... )