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Yesterday was a cold day here in Minnesota. The radio, as I drove to work, was full of stories about living with the cold and hourly …

Intriguing speculations on major issues facing the internet in 2004. “2004: The Turning Point: An overview of some of the issues …

The brouhaha over Howard Dean’s overexuberent speech after the Iowa caucus continues to grow to absurd lengths. The question I …

I just listened to Howard Dean’s Iowa speech from last night and was reminded of one of my favorite politicians, the late Paul …

I haven’t posted for the past two months for a couple of reasons. General winter malasie, another reflective birthday turn of the …

Arts Journal, one of the best art news sites on the web, started a group of weblogs a few months ago. My two favorites are by Kyle Gann …

At this evening’s Socrates’ Cafe we discussed a question I raised: Why do we laugh? As a preface I started things off by …

Earlier this summer Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennet wrote some editorials praising the idea that atheists should begin to call …

Kevin Walzer penned an impassioned complaint on academic prestige, The Poison of Prestige, in response to some comments by Invisible …