Effective altruism

Peter Singer talks on TED about effective altruism

A benevolent and just ruler

A ruler exercising benevolence and justice will surely win the support and help of most people; if he fails to do so, the people will be absolved of all loyalty to him. Mecinus

Critical Thinking

The American Dream

The Man in the Moon on the isle of Utøya

The man behind the massacre on the isle of Utøya and the 2011 July bombing in Oslo, Anders Behring Breivik alias “Andrew Berwick” posted his manifesto ”2083 – a European Declaration of Independence” to Pat…

The Story of Stuff

Reference: The Story of Stuff www.storyofstuff.com

Zeitgeist Addendum – The Revolution has begun

Zeitgeist: Addendum wikipedia.org Background: Zeitgeist zeitgeistmovie.com Zeitgeist, the Movie wikipedia.org

Gunman Kills 15 Potential Voters In Crucial Swing State

Gunman Kills 15 Potential Voters In Crucial Swing State

Allen Ginsberg – Hum Bom!

One of my favourite ways to pass time is book surfing the titles and contents of books wherever I find them. By coincidence I stumbled across a collection of Allan Ginsberg’s poems selected by himself….

End of Iraq

Life for the average Iraqi is now worse than under the regime of Saddam Hussein. United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan UN chief tells of Iraq war sorrow BBC 2006