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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Does synthetic life prove something else?
Certain parts of the interwebs are atwitter with the news that scientists in the United States have managed to create a cell containing a synthetic genome (that is, one that was manufactured as a copy of an existing genome) that … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, News, Predictions, Society, Synthetic Life
Tagged capacity, century, creation, Humans, Life, Reality, science, Synthetic Life, the end
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Why government mandated healthcare will fail
I visited a private practice doctor today for the first time in seven years, and I was both disappointed and, I must admit, relieved to discover that I could keep the same presumptions and observations about the medical profession now … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics, Society
Tagged BMV, failure, Government, Healthcare, mandated, presumptions, Regulation, rules
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These United States
It’s subtle, but there is a huge difference between saying “the United States” and “these United States”. In the first case, one seems to be referring to a single nation that has the odd characteristic of being made up of theoretically semi-autonomous internal divisions, … Continue reading
Posted in Government, History, Nations, Philosophy, Politics, Society, United States, World Watch
Tagged Citizens, Constitution, federalism, Independence, mind your own business, United States
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Our ridiculous global economy
So, the EU agreed to loan it’s bankrupt members almost $1 trillion and the Dow shot up 400 points. Did anyone on Wall Street or at any of the investment banks catch the part that the countries receiving the loans are bankrupt? … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Entities, Europeah Union, Government, Greece, History, Nations, News, Organizations, Philosophy, Politics, Predictions, Quid Facis, Society, Spain, Spending, Taxes, United States, West, the, World Watch
Tagged Collapse, Control, Debt, Economy, History
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Farming: Life and death and farming
I can’t think of many other places where the drama of life and death unfold with such breathtaking regularity as they do on the farm . Today, I had to help a cow give birth to a calf that was too big for her and got hung up on her hip bones as it was […] Continue reading
