Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Th 88 Year Old Terrorist
Can an 88 year old woman be a terrorist? The TSA thinks she can. That’s why they routinely strip search and embarrass the elderly. Because, as a nation, we are unwilling and unable to identify those that wish to do us harm, and we seem to lack the capacity to use common sense, we end…
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Protesters and the Garbage They Leave Behind
They have broken out the hazmat suites in LA to clean up garbage and debris left behind by the Occupy protesters forcibly removed from their squatting sites in the park. I mean they really had to wear protective gear. But don’t think for a moment that liberal democrats are safe from the money for nothing…
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Just Print More Money
In yet another show of fiscal irresponsibility the Federal Reserve has decided to print more dollars in an effort to make money cheaper, specifically the US dollar, to borrow. Monetary policy can make your eyes roll into the back of your head, but the point is that when the fed prints more dollars than needed…
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Mass Murder and Insanity
Norwegian mass murderer, Anders Behring Breivik, has been declared insane by psychiatrists. Mr. Breivik this summer, planted a bomb near government offices and then went on a shooting spree that took 77 lives and injured 151 people. The psychiatrists diagnosed the killer with paranoid schizophrenia, saying that Breivik was in psychotic state during the murders.…
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Due Process and the Internet
The federal government continues the practice of seizing internet domain names without due process. The constitution gives all Americans the right to not have their property searched or seized without a warrant issued by a judge. The federal agencies of the Department of Justice and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), you know the folks who…
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The Good News of Thanksgiving
How about some good news for a change. The good news of Jesus Christ is that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us that we might be adopted into the family of God. It is not by what we do, or else we could boast in how good we are. But it is…
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