Month: March 2007

Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.- Otto von Bismarck If you are an idealist, the world will eventually break your heart. Nowhere is this more certain than in the arena of politics. For those that...

Yesterday I wrote a post entitled “I can’t believe it’s not a meritocracy!”. I guess it could be seen as an “angry” post, but I think it was pretty mild as such things go. It was inspired by...

Why are statistics about women still so sobering? Will women’s equality become an issue in the 2008 presidential election or will candidates continue to treat women as an “interest group?” I post info about my...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has released a draft (the proposed chapter outine can be found at this .pdf file link) of the second of 4 scientific reports to be included as part of its “Climate...

Tired of your job? Want to go out with some flair? Take this as an example: Israel’s ambassador to El Salvador was found drunk and naked, wearing only “sex accessories” which cannot be considered part of...