The Most Right Wing of All the Candidates

This was a post by Lexicon Devil.
* …appears to be none other than Ron Paul. His political career started in the 60’s when he campaigned for Republican Barry Goldwater - who was not only an opponent of trade unions and federal welfare programs, but of civil rights legislation as well.
* endorsed Reagan for president against [...]

…it’s uncanny, really.

Free Market Fantasies: Capitalism in the Real World
Noam Chomsky
Delivered at Harvard University, April 13, 1996
(transcription courtesy of William Greene)
For those who are interested in the real world, a look at the actual history suggests some adjustment — a modification of free market theory, to what we might call “really existing free market theory.” That is, [...]

dude, sometimes, i really freak myself out.

Recently, inspired by some friends of mine, I decided to investigate one of the few religions I hadn’t already - Hinduism.
To make a long story short: shiva(shee-vah) is the creator/destroyer and his female counterpart’s (read:mate) name is Parvati(pahr-vah-tee).
When I read the story of Parvati and, more importantly, the story of Kali(kah-lee), the hairs on the [...]