Monday, July 15, 2013

Monday evening roundup

Pollution--including pollution from coal--kills.

Venezuela: paradise for all.

Al Jazeera overplayed its hand with Egypt, but Qatar is learning from its missteps.

Erick Erickson thinks it's hilarious when women get desperate enough to mutilate themselves. But if you want to feel reassured by checking out the despicable antics of foreign pundits and politicians, Roberto Calderoli is your man. He kind of looks like a mole-rat (except that's not fair to mole-rats).

Watch out for engineers:
To account for this disparity in occupation among Islamic terrorists in the Muslim world, Gambetta and Hertog sketch out a particular engineering "mindset" in which the profession is "more attractive to individuals seeking cognitive 'closure' and clear-cut answers as opposed to more open-ended sciences -- a disposition which has been empirically linked to conservative political attitudes."
Writing is usually healing.

Why is Jenny McCarthy worth listening to in any way?

OMG, this is f*ed up.

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