Archive for May 19th, 2009

EIT or Not

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Mychael Massie contends that "EIT" (enhanced interrogation techniques) aren't "enhanced" at all but are normal.  Not just normal but that which SHOULD be used.  To pursue this argument he compares the interrogations severity to the beheadings conducted by terrorists.  This is a fallacious comparison in the context of civilized behavior ...

Spineless Parents, Culture and Society

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Here is an instance of the rot within our culture.  The propensity to validate and empower whimsical "wants" or "wishes" rather than to apply appropriate norms.  We won't even discuss the "civil rights" activism associated with an alleged "disorder".  An 8 year old, disordered or not, doesn't enjoy the cognitive ...