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POPSSex and Gender
In fact, behind your question is the fundamental problem of the degree to which behaviour is innate and to which it is acquired – an essential question that philosophers and scientists have been debating for centuries. This remains an ideologically-charged subject, which the media adore. Absolutely. The media often echo works that argue that cerebral specialisation differs between male and female. They say, for example, that language functions are undertaken by both hemispheres only in women’s brains. What do you say? The theories on the hemispheric differences between the sexes in language appeared over thirty years ago. They have not been confirmed by recent brain imaging studies which allow us to see the living brain at work. These theories are often based on observations carried out on very small samples – often a dozen people. People continue to quote these studies whereas contemporary scientific reality is very different. Meta-analyses, which draw conclusions from all the exp
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POPSChina students upset over mandatory summer drills I have to question this quote, since when did they really ever have "freedom"? "I'm really furious!" said 21-year-old Li, furrowing her brow as she sipped kiwi juice at a cafe after a compulsory jog that began at 6:30 a.m. "We have completely lost our freedom!"
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POPSWhat Mainland Americans do not know
Is that Puertorricans do no fall into a "race"; we re not a race as much as Texan or New Yorker is not. Puertorricans is a nationality; we are white, black and Indian; we are of every color and many shades in between and variety of upbringings and we don't follow any inclinations for racism. There is less racism in Puerto Rico that in any non racist state of the mainland. I feel more threatened than blacks in the mainland USA because of this misconception of racism and expectations based on color and appearance I am taken for an immigrant. I am most of the times believed to be illiterate than having the science education that I have, and vastly more than most. I speak and write two languages and have traveled abroad, unlike the prior president. This obsession of Americans of fitting people into races and making census about the partitions of society based on that is the racist approach for containment. Sotomayor, I am sure, because of her upbringing, is a conservative
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POPS'Sacrifice' And The Practice Of Slaves and Masters
Liberals always talk about sacrifice -- Obama, every time he opens his mouth, mentions the need for people to sacrifice. ... We all have to jointly suffer in order for all of us to somehow be the same. ... self-interest is not selfishness. Self-interest is what built this country. Somebody starting a business did it in his self-interest. He didn't start a business so that there would be jobs and health care in the community. He started a business because he loved the business that he was in. ... He had a product or a service that he thought would improve the lives of people. ... Let me give you a quote from Ayn Rand on this. 'It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.' That is President Obama." --radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh
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POPSFormer judge fired up on making pot legal Judge sorta sums it all up don't you think???????? :) First, there are the drug lords in Mexico and beyond. Then the drug gangs that peddle the stuff here. Next come the law enforcement agencies, prison contractors and prison guards, which use the war on drugs to demand more resources. And finally, there are the politicians who have wooed voters since the Nixon administration by pledging to support the war on drugs. "My personal opinion," says Gray, "is that we couldn't have done worse if we tried."
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POPSHow I Learned Not to Fear the Anti-God Squad The clipped section has a ring of reason. He goes on to cast doubt on all surveys, blames Obama for atheism coming out of the closet, and I couldn't go on with his crap. Worth a look, if just to see the working mind of a devious simpleton.
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POPS"Hope" Has a Hefty Price We'll Pay Dearly For Decades to Come
Bailout #1 = failure so lets add another $8billion to $9billion in "stimulus." Only in gov't is a measure shown 2b a failure & politicians shout "Double down!" Ron Paul explained danger of the 1st bailout in 2min http://snurl.com/aw92p History proves that economic cycles interrupted by gov't intervention deepen & unleash stored energy on the public. For an ex. of interrupted cycles just look @ last 8yrs.Greenspan broke 01' recession by turning on money supply (printing money) & value of the dollar has dropped 50%. CBO (Democrat controlled) admits "approximately 12-cents of every $ in the 2009 Reinvestment Act will have stimulative effect." This Pork Bill masqueraded as stimulus passed house but still 2steps u can take in 5-minutes 2 get ur voice heard in Senate http://snurl.com/awoe1 Benjamin Franklin said "They that give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Never has that quote been more true.
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POPSWhat Is A Health Savings Account Know more about Health Spending Account. What is an HSA? Find information about what is a health savings account. Great education resource about Health Savings Account (HSA) & High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP). Get Health Savings Insurance Plans quote.
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POPSErasing God from our Capitol But that’s a highly selective excerpt that secularizes the document. Here’s the full quote from Article 3: “Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.” There are plenty of little errors, too. The presidential election of 1824 was not the first one “to excite high public interest and participation” (read about the elections of 1796, 1800, and 1812). The states did not ratify ten of the first twelve amendments to the Constitution passed by Congress (they ratified eleven: The first ten are the Bill of Rights and the eleventh is the 27th amendment, finally approved in 1992). It’s hard to avoid a sad conclusion: Congress’s monument to itself isn’t even good enough for government work.
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POPSBlack vote isn't monolithic "Interestingly, the study found that 42 percent of those polled actually prefer to be called black (these are more likely to be more affluent) compared with 44 percent who choose to be described as African-American."
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POPSGeoffrey Canada: Education starts very early Geoffrey Canada's bet is right: that getting off to the right start means that you won't need superhuman remediation later. What this quotation doesn't capture is that it is JUST as important to start with PARENTS from birth as it is children.
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POPSDid Obama Steal His 'Lip Stick on a Pig' Speech from a Political Cartoon? You can see for yourself that the entire segment before his "pig" quip matches the Toles cartoon exactly. The folks at FreeRepublic have found an interesting... uh, shall we say coincidence... concerning Barack Obama's widely panned September 9 comments made at a rally in Virginia where he seemed to be saying that Governor Palin was a "pig" by referencing the "lipstick" quote from her acceptance speech at the GOP convention. So, now we have a few points to ponder. Will the Obama campaign admit that this whole bit was lifted from Tom Toles? And are we to understand that the Obama campaign is now being programmed by cartoons? See ya in the funny papers, Barack. Be sure and Visit my Home blog Publius' Forum. It's what's happening NOW!
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POPSMcCain has big lead in South Not surprising, considering the level of education and general intelligence of Southerners...Yeah I called 'em dumb. But I am so sick of hearing even Obama supporters that keep saying that McCain is "honest" or "honorable" or a "hero" who served his country well...when he bombed people in an illegal and immoral war of aggression and lies all the time! And it's not just Southies who are stupid. Pitiful country, this. "the electorate are to stupid to govern" My new favorite quote...forget who, but true.
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POPSAre we Better Off Today Than 8 yrs. Ago FactCheck: Said--then denied--he needed economics education. Russert claimed that McCain had repeatedly said, "I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. I still need to be educated." McCain responded, "Actually, I don't know where you got that quote from. I'm very well-versed in economics."Russert's quote comes from a 2005 interview with the Wall Street Journal on Nov. 26, 2005: "I'm going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. I still need to be educated." The Chicago Tribune quoted McCain talking to reporters on Dec. 18, 2007: "The issue of economics is something that I've really never understood as well as I should. I understand the basics, the fundamentals, the vision, all that kind of stuff." ...obviously!
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