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AskOxford: People on People: “He was a good man, but did not know how to paint” — El Greco on Michelangelo
When political correctness becomes too correct:
U.S. Army Told Not to Use Israeli Bullets in IraqWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli-made bullets bought by the U.S. Army to plug a shortfall should be used for training only, not to fight Muslim guerrillas in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. lawmakers told Army generals on Thursday. [Reuters: Oddly Enough]
Balance
I love it when people talk sense! I was beginning to think that, in order to be a blogger, I’d have to choose a side and defend it mindlessly against all comers. Lileks makes sense. As opposed to analog commissars? Look. We don’t have to agree on the big hard issues, but we can certainly … Continue reading Balance
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Philosophers say a great deal about what is absolutely necessary for science, and it is always, so far as one can see, rather naive, and probably wrong. — Richard Feynman
white pebble 