Which Came First - Violence or Weaponry? a.k.a. Human Query # 49,283
Posted on October 31, 2002 - Filed Under culture-society-history, government | Leave a Comment
I firmly believe in the fact that guns don’t kill people, people who utilize guns to kill other people do. I mean, would it be better if we used knives or baseball bats to murder each other instead? Would it be the knife or the bat that killed people then? That said, I don’t understand […]
Read More..>>Culture Review: The Dance Of SAFMOD
Posted on October 30, 2002 - Filed Under articles, culture-society-history, music | Leave a Comment
Portions of this article pertaining to Indian dance were published under the title “Sujatha Srinivasan dances for peace” in the October 2003 edition of Kutcheribuzz.com This is the full version.
At a time when every newspaper and television set heralds disaster, war, and some of the worst aspects of human nature, one often wonders where […]
Jello Biafra Speaks To Madison, WI On October 26, 2002
Posted on October 28, 2002 - Filed Under culture-society-history, government, music | Leave a Comment
The crowd at American punker-turned-activist, Jello Biafra’s spoken word show at the Barrymore Theatre on Madison’s eastside was VERY liberal, and I don’t mean in the Democrat sense of the word. This was a pure common-sense vibe that sparked good humor. A number of Gore-type Democrats, too, comprised the audience and some of them, […]
Read More..>>These Bumpers Are Made For Sticking
Posted on October 25, 2002 - Filed Under culture-society-history | Leave a Comment
My favorite religious bumper sticker (actually observed on a bumper):
When religion ruled the world, it was called the Dark Ages.
More Thoughts On Literacy In America
Posted on October 10, 2002 - Filed Under books, culture-society-history, government | Leave a Comment
A discussion on American literacy between D and me:
How literate is the adult population?
Literacy Stats Galore
Very few adults in the U.S. are truly illiterate. Rather, there are many adults with low literacy skills who lack the foundation they need to find and keep decent jobs, support their children’s education and participate actively in civic life. […]
