Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Slim shady and his crew go on war against censorship in music
In the D12 song “Rap Game”, Eminem disses Dolores Tucker and Lynn Cheney a bad way. None of both women will be able to escape to Eminems bullets and Slim Shady drives them mad on purpose. Slim Shady and his fellows have started a war with no mercy against corporatist censorship. Why ? Because people…
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NATO: A bruised alliance marches on: Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
The new secretary-general of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, with his vision for the immediate future of the alliance. He is keen to get Afghanistan right, and seems to advocate expanding NATO ever eastward, into the Caucases. I remember reading about the NATO ‘Response Force’ before. I have no doubt it will become one in…
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Conflict thrives where young men are many: Richard P. Cincotta and Robert Engelman
Richard P. Cincotta and Robert Engelman write an interesting article on how young men in a society drive conflict. The solution to conflict? Encourage family planning and smaller families. It would help if governments – especially the U.S. government – began to think of investments in international family planning and AIDS prevention not as political…
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The U.S. and EU have to come together: Ivo Daalder and Michael Levi
Ivo Daalder and Michael Levi call on the US and Europe to come together over Iran.
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The Infinite song
The Infinite song reveals the creative skills of a talented MC who represents the 313. The Infinite album may have been unsuccessful, but it already shows Eminems creativity.
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Another Irish think-tank?
Frank points to the Popperian Irish think-tank, the Open Republic. I never knew Ireland had many think-tanks, it sounds good, and they are calling for papers! Hm. Popper is a fascinating philosopher. I had a great time reading Conjectures and Refutations a few years back, and I picked up the Open Society and It’s Enemies…
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Trackbacks
John wonders about Trackback, I have mine turned off, but it seems to work when I link to other people.
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Editorial Writer Needs Remedial Study of Voting Machine Issues
Dan, as ever, gets it right again with this e-voting nonsense. I do wish I could have made it to that blogger get together in Tokyo!
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The Junk Science of George W. Bush: Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy is laying some serious charges at the door of the Bush administration over in the Nation. Read it all, some of the issues he raises have been discusses on this weblog over the last week. Among the charges: The Bush Administration’s first instinct when it comes to science has been to suppress, discredit…
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Adrian's rebuttal
I hope Adrian doesn’t mind, but it’s a great rebuttal. Keep reading…
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