The Brontosaurus - Monty Python's flying creationism. By William Saletan

The Brontosaurus - Monty Python's flying creationism. By William Saletan

A less serious note

Arcata Police Log October 25, 2005

Salon.com | Shipwrecked

Salon.com | Shipwrecked

A good runddown of all the good folks who've left or been forced out of the Bush Administration because of the direction Bush has taken, both politically and internationally.

Clusterfuck Nation by Jim Kunstler : Hating Suburbia

Clusterfuck Nation by Jim Kunstler : Hating Suburbia

"Up until the 1970s, suburbia was a kind of accessory to America's manufacturing economy. But as industrial production moved overseas, the creation of suburbia itself insidiously replaced it as the engine of the US economy." Check out this post and Kunstler's excellent blog.

God save the heretic - Sunday Times - Times Online

A good critique of the Labour Party's attempt to restrict "insulting or abusive" language regarding religion.

Top Public Intellectuals

This goes to a list from Prospect Magazine of the top public intellectuals as voted by the readers.

Natural Unborn Killers - The bigotry of Bill Bennett's low expectations. By William Saletan

Natural Unborn Killers - The bigotry of Bill Bennett's low expectations. By William Saletan

Oxbridge

I've been looking at the websites for Oxford and Cambridge because my wife's been invited to a conference at Harris Manchester College, part of Oxford University. Truly fascinating. I sometimes think a move to the ancestral homeland might be in order.