Monthly Archives: September 2010
Red Meat and Health
Eat no more than 18 oz./week of red meat (beef, pork lamb or goat). Risk: colon cancer. Eat no more than 3 oz./week of processed red meat (ham, sausage, salami or bacon). Risk: colon cancer. Also heart disease.
Anti-Semitism Follows Jews Like Day Follows Night
A commenter was having a fit of drunken anti-Semitism in the comments section, and a Jewish commenter took him to task: Was the bad day caused by Jews, or are they simply a convenient scapegoat/punching bag? I don’t believe in … Continue reading
Filed under Anti-Semitism, Europeans, Jews, Race/Ethnicity, Racism, The Jewish Question
To Die An Interesting Death…
In the comments section to the Poor Jews post, Randy* says Immediately upon reading the headline, I recall this line from Steven Jesse Bernstein where he talks about being teased for being a Jew, and having his lunch money stolen, … Continue reading
Filed under Anti-Semitism, Europeans, Jews, Race/Ethnicity, Racism
No Black Geniuses?
If you hang around White nationalist fora a lot you will hear quite a lot of nonsense about Black people. Since one of the WN’s arguments in favor of White Supremacy which they all believe in is that “Niggers ain’t … Continue reading
Filed under Blacks, Europeans, Intelligence, Music, Philosophy, Psychology, Race/Ethnicity, Racism, White Nationalism, Whites
Asperger’s Versus Normals and Social Skills
A commenter with Asperger’s Syndrome talks about AS and social skills: I have a hard time being social when I’m tired, sick, in a bad mood or if I’m really inspired to do something else. Aren’t you making a bit … Continue reading
Filed under Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Psychology
Why Are Religious Schools Allowed to Discriminate on the Basis of Religion But Not on Race?
In the comments section, BAG asks: Okay, Uncle Milton, but what I don’t get is why it’s okay to discriminate based on religion, but not race? The way I see it, either all discrimination is okay, or none of it … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Government, Law, Race Relations, Religion, Social Problems, Sociology
Can Private Schools Discriminate Based on Race?
There is a discussion in the comments about whether or not private schools may discriminate based on race. Co-author Alpha Unit writes: I was curious about this, too, so I checked to see what federal law has to say about … Continue reading
Filed under Civil Rights, Discrimination, Education, Employment, Law, Racism
“Biofuels and Big Business,” by Alpha Unit
For years now people have been writing about the decline of the timber industry in this country. All kinds of factors have been blamed: bad policies out of Washington, D.C., recession, outsourcing, deforestation (due to insects and invasive plants), and … Continue reading
Filed under Alpha Unit, Environmentalism, Guest Posts
My Language Has More Words Than Yours!
In the comments section, James Schipper comments on the notion that English has more words than, say, Swedish: Measuring the number of words in a language isn’t very scientific. What is a word? Is it anything that is separated by … Continue reading
Poor Jews?
Angela in the comments is trying to disabuse us of the stereotype that all Jews make at least a middle class living. She links to this article, which doesn’t make a very good case. Since when is $35K “near poverty?” … Continue reading
Filed under Anti-Semitism, Europeans, Immigration, Jews, Race/Ethnicity, Racism, The Jewish Question
