Defining politics

I put this here because it’s the best definition of politics that I’ve ever seen. Via Sisu and Holman W. Jenkins of the WSJ: sisu Politics is often a business of adaptive dishonesty, and never more so than when dealing with an issue like climate change.

Men: not the default?

Excellent article… The sexist differences between the sexes – Telegraph It is time, says Pinker, to stop thinking of men as the ‘default’ setting and women as variants of the norm, when advances in brain imaging and genetic mapping confirm fundamental genetic, neurological and psychological differences between the two sexes.

Surprise words from Livni | Ocean Guy

Found over at Oceanguy’s blog, some refreshingly plain speak about what Israel needs… Surprise words from Livni | Ocean Guy “The creation of a Palestinian state is not the required answer to Israel’s security needs.” Technorati Tags: Israel