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There are two purposes to law enforcement; one is to detain those who pose a threat to society as free men. The other is to deter criminal activity by offering punishment. Making it clear that acts like these constitute the forfeiting of your own life falls into the second category. Not sure how eff...

In the Earth-Moon system, technically both orbit around a common center of gravity between both; the Earth has a perceptible wobble. With a massive enough 'moon,' the common center of gravity could lie outside of the Earth's radius. Consider, for instance, Pluto and Charon. At the opposite extreme w...

Sure. Is the teacher trying to promote a better understanding of the situation, or is the teacher "advocating", trying to promote a certain nationalist or ethnic "cause" with it? I compare it to teaching the history and contemporary status of, say, evangelicalism in America, and...

I went to a high school in an upper-middle class neighborhood, but some still came from families that couldn't afford much. One friend of mine was living in a foster home, so he received lunch from the school free of charge. There wasn't really an alternative; he had no car and no cash, so going hom...

That's why you put the whole thing in context of the social and economic realities of the time, and also show how things have changed over the years - for good and bad. As the Lies My Teacher Told Me book points out, much of the history of racism and slavery is still "invisible", but so i...

Yeah, I thought about that cop-out. Maybe someone should write him a letter explaining that he could easily donate those millions of dollars towards improved education for the underprivileged in India. I always wonder about that... my mother's old friend from high school is really into reflexology. ...

It's disconcerting that many Americans seem ready to accept such inequalities (many even seem overjoyed) in order to curtail what is realistically a fairly modest political inconvenience. I don't live in Arizona and so can't speak from experience, but Arizonans in fairly large numbers seem to find ...

There is a perception that these "ethnic studies" classes are being presented to promote ethnic solidarity and resentment. That the measure includes a requirement that the course "is open to all students" makes me wonder what the hell was going on that someone felt a need to inc...

A lot of people on this thread are missing the point. I wouldn't say that trash-talk is misogynist, I'd say that it is homophobic. When you call someone a cock sucker, your not calling him a women, your calling him a homosexual. This is true. Calling a woman a cocksucker isn't really a strong insul...

Hello. I'm a mathematics undergrad student that frequently has trouble sleeping. I get bored at night, and sadly enough, my misanthropy has kept me from most forms of socialization, including the internet. This forum seemed interesting, and it looks like it isn't a bad place to start for someone tha...

Without getting into the political aspects of the climate change debate, I feel it's important to point out one simple thing; most natural forcings on climate haven't increased in any substantial way over the time period in which most of the warming has occurred. For instance, a common claim is that...

To those saying there are no standards for what constitutes proper proof of US citizenship, the law actually does state what will be acceptable. A PERSON IS PRESUMED TO NOT BE AN ALIEN WHO IS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES IF THE PERSON PROVIDES TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR AGENCY ANY ...