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Monday, June 29
The main man
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Mon 29 Jun 2009 09:55 PM EDT
Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani smiles a lot, but then the richest man in Iran – and, it’s often said, the country’s ... more »
Saturday, June 27
Loneliness in Iran
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Sat 27 Jun 2009 04:37 PM EDT
One factor about the Iranian situation that is hard for us to grasp is the isolation from the outer world ... more »
Saturday, June 20
Ebrahim Yazdi's view
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Sat 20 Jun 2009 08:16 PM EDT
There is a good analysis of the situation in the higher levels of the administration in Iran at www.asharq-e.com. ... more »
Friday, June 19
The unwanted revolution
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Fri 19 Jun 2009 09:53 AM EDT
Our entire appreciation of what has happened in Iran in the past week is skewed, and we don’t know by ... more » Tuesday, June 16
Our reforms will be better than your reforms
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Tue 16 Jun 2009 07:16 PM EDT
Today I read that believing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad genuinely won re-election in Iran places me among right-wingers. I’ve never been here ... more »
Monday, June 15
Monday evening quarterbacking
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Mon 15 Jun 2009 08:15 PM EDT
The riots in Tehran and other Iranian cities are continuing as I write, but I seriously doubt if they will ... more »
Saturday, June 13
The potato-based swindle?
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Sat 13 Jun 2009 05:40 PM EDT
Hossein thinks it was just a ludicrous swindle. Mind you, Hossein (who cuts my hair once a month) is an ... more »
History is so, like, yesterday... and today
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Sat 13 Jun 2009 11:41 AM EDT
History is back. Remember history? Sure you do.
Two things started it. One was all the talk about 2008 being ... more » Tuesday, June 9
Waiting for Mousavi
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Tue 09 Jun 2009 10:04 PM EDT
This Friday, Iran selects a new president and thus a new government. Western news media are gearing up for this, ... more »
Sunday, June 7
Stellar conditions
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Sun 07 Jun 2009 01:35 PM EDT
The previous post referred to astrology, which is one of my most reluctant interests. I have scorned it most of ... more »
The enlightenment grind
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Sun 07 Jun 2009 10:46 AM EDT
So-called spiritual practices are a mouse-click or two away from us today, and any fair-sized city offers a selection of ... more »
Wednesday, May 13
Another note on Transhumanism
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Wed 13 May 2009 09:49 PM EDT
A few further thoughts on this topic which, I notice, drew a high response to the previous post. Some objections ... more »
Saturday, May 9
Two cheers for Transhumanism
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Sat 09 May 2009 10:04 PM EDT
Back in the first year of this blog, I wrote a piece called I love my new technomodified chakras that ... more »
Wednesday, May 6
Rumours and science
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Wed 06 May 2009 04:52 PM EDT
Since Influenza A [H1N1] appeared (see – I didn’t call it Swine Flu right away) I’ve wanted to write something ... more »
Monday, April 20
Somewhat reasonable doubt
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Mon 20 Apr 2009 10:07 PM EDT
The murder of Reena Virk should be almost forgotten now, except by her family and the families of the perpetrators. ... more »
Sunday, April 19
Memories of fire
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Sun 19 Apr 2009 05:55 PM EDT
Read any history book, and it will tell you that a war began in year X, and ended in year ... more »
Friday, April 10
A fine decade
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Fri 10 Apr 2009 05:19 PM EDT
Unconsciously following on the theme of the previous piece, I looked for subway reading this week and pulled out Dennis ... more »
Sunday, April 5
The problem with horizontal chi flows
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Sun 05 Apr 2009 08:52 PM EDT
Among the books I plan not to read this year is a new one by William D. Gairdner, entitled The ... more »
Thursday, April 2
Reflections on cardiectomy
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Thu 02 Apr 2009 09:58 PM EDT
There have been two or three posts recently on ancient Mexico. Whenever I have the chance to visit its archeological ... more »
Friday, March 27
The wonderful War on Drugs
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Fri 27 Mar 2009 08:11 PM EDT
The Brownsville Herald is one of the U.S.’ more interesting newspapers. I only became aware of it through CNN’s section ... more »
Tuesday, March 24
Evolving controversy
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Tue 24 Mar 2009 08:07 AM EDT
Two news stories last week highlighted the continuing debate around biological evolution. Germany’s Der Spiegel reported that Cigdem Atakuman, editor ... more »
Sunday, March 15
Rejecting re-stimulus
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Sun 15 Mar 2009 09:52 AM EDT
First, a quote from the columnist Margaret Wente, published in the Toronto Globe and Mail on Saturday, March 14: “I ... more »
Monday, March 9
An unknown revolutionary
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Mon 09 Mar 2009 09:29 PM EDT
The big moment for the city of Xochicalco came, it seems, 1,244 years ago. Celebrated as a centre of powerful ... more »
Wednesday, March 4
The place where the Gods were made
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Wed 04 Mar 2009 01:15 PM EST
The city of Teotihuacan (Tay-OH-tee-wah-KAHN) is a popular place to visit from Mexico City. The posted distance of 38 kilometres ... more »
Sunday, March 1
The new Aztecs
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Sun 01 Mar 2009 10:36 AM EST
Do not, I read constantly, venture to Mexico these days. The state is about to fail, and come under the ... more »
Thursday, February 26
Cost-effective justice
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Thu 26 Feb 2009 09:30 PM EST
The International Herald Tribune had a curious story yesterday. The gist of the piece is that trying to ensure murderers ... more »
Saturday, February 7
Random instructions
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Sat 07 Feb 2009 08:02 PM EST
Being a few quotes of which I approved, or thought mildly provocative, and thus worth repeating.
From Mark Twain’s Notebook, ... more » Tuesday, February 3
Spreadsheet machismo
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Tue 03 Feb 2009 09:13 PM EST
Not long ago, I was complaining (The dark times – December 18) about the counter-productive effects of layoffs ... more »
Saturday, January 24
Children of The Process
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Sat 24 Jan 2009 08:52 PM EST
We ourselves are probably the most vital aspect of our children’s environment. We are their most immediate examples of adulthood ... more »
Wednesday, January 14
Teachers, enlightenment and need
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Wed 14 Jan 2009 09:07 PM EST
After writing The Bright and the darkness I’ve spent several days going through material on Adi Da and Ken Wilber. ... more »
Tuesday, January 13
De Revolutionibus
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Tue 13 Jan 2009 09:20 PM EST
A week or two back, I discovered a friend’s blog , and had a shock of recognition. He was like ... more »
Monday, January 12
The Bright and the darkness
by
skepticaltheurgist
on Mon 12 Jan 2009 09:07 PM EST
My employer was moving offices last November 27. which was a hectic affair in which to be engaged. That day, ... more »
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