You don’t have to be stupid to be ignorant.

Steven, a friend who is ex-military, and a heavy equipment mechanic, said to me this morning at breakfast, “You don’t have to be stupid to be ignorant.” Booman’s slight of dakinkat is a case in point. Booman is not stupid. myiq notes that Booman can be sharp, but Booman is about as sharp as a [...]

A Glimpse into a World Where Females and Non-Alpha Males are the Socially Dominant Genders?

Note: the following is a repost of Part 5 of my prior essay on Social Dominance Theory.  I find Dr. Sapolsky’s research fascinating and worth a second look showcased on its own for those who may have missed it. Standford University neurobiologist Dr. Robert Sapolsky has published some very interesting observations about his studies of [...]

Your Breakfast Read, Served By The Confluence

D-Day+65 World leaders pay tribute to D-Day veterans at 65th anniversary World leaders gathered in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer in northern France on Saturday to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day landing that broke Nazi Germany’s grip on France and changed the course of history. Obama honors D-day heroes on 65th [...]