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Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • We’re moving on out…

    Today’s Tribune has a story about Hookah bars closing in Worth and Palos Hills.  Seems the local town folk don’t want anyone smoking anywhere in public in their town. Here’s the money quote: Havana Cafe owner Ray Salem said he’ll likely reopen as a sandwich shop, although he estimates he’ll lose 50 percent of his business.…

  • Relocate To Make It

    Have you heard of this? According to a recent Pew Research Center study, one in 10 adults between the ages of 18 and 34 said the poor economy has forced them to move back in with mom and dad. Tribune has a story about it here.  It’s pretty straightforward, kids leave home trying to make it…

  • The Body Scan Scam

    Let the dance begin.  Security gurus versus privacy rights advocates are starting the new year off with a very loud public argument on the use of millimeter wave body scans at U.S. airports.  The problem is that they’re not even debating the right question.  Like many things, this would be funny it not for the potential deadly…

  • Chicago Homicide Reality

    Ok, I have this theory.  It’s a theory about the homicide rate in Chicago and how it’s being touted by everyone from the Mayor to the media but the truth is that we’re being sold a bill of goods. “Chicago homicides drop for 2009” screams the Tribune headline and when I read it my jaw…

  • The Overton Window

    Something not out of the paper today but that’s been on my mind for awhile.  I sometimes feel like I’m nuts; like I’m the only one who’s still clinging to the past with my old fashioned notions of working hard, saving money, living within your means, treating people fairly, not eating with my elbows on…

  • Trib Editorial Board on the Warpath

    Since the days since – days to election countdown calender first graced the editorial page we knew this was coming: We hope you’re among the millions who are infuriated. And we hope you’ll reach for that broom. If you’re just coming up to speed on Illinois politics, fine. We’ll help because, next year, you have…

  • Federal Spending and Education

    WOW!!  That’s all I can say, WOW! Video and chart on what we’re getting for our education dollars.  Click Here. Will someone please please review what the Dept. of Ed. is doing for us other than washing money and skimming 5% off the top.

  • Foundations

    A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury.  From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses…

  • Welcome.

    Hello and welcome. I’ve chosen WordPress as a blogging tool because it’s generally fast and easy to setup and I don’t have a lot of time at the moment.  So little in fact that I’m off to let the dogs out and then head to bed.

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