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I just watched the Michael Moore film, Sicko. Yes, I know its an old movie but today was the only time I got my eyes on it. I would say that this has to be one of my favourite films even though it is not entirely the tru...

As much as I love the opportunity to get software free of charge, and as much as I love the idealism of the free software community (they claim that "free software" means libre, as in "free speech," rather than gratis, a...

In 2003 Communist leaders planed to amend China's constitution to formally enshrine the ideology of Jiang Zemin, the recently retired leader who invited capitalists to join the Communist Party. Despite sweeping economic...

I shouldn't start reading books about Christianity late in the week.  Especially not books about the interaction of faith and culture in America.  Especially books which are harshly critical, bitingly sarcastic, and painfully true. Oops, I did it again....

Having been awhile since I tackled a political economic subject, I wanted to respond to DarkReign16 about an old debate we were having last year. In his blog he talked about an anarchic system (one without government con...

If it were true that the profit motive and private property are the only things that will induce humans to labor, then the question of how the species managed to survive up to the invention of capitalism is the greate...

Liberals and Conservatives have been debating each other for years over many different issues and subjects. It goes beyond politics, religion, or morality. The difference between these two competing worldviews has nothin...

i was talking to my mom and dad a few weeks ago about my problem with church and capitalism.  my problem comes from the fact that most churches pay people in the same manor that the world does.  (and oftentimes far less than the world.)...

I'm not a global warming believer. I'm not a global warming denier. I'm a global warming agnostic who believes instinctively that it can't be very good to pump lots of CO2 into the atmosphere but is equally convinced tha...