Here’s an ethical dilemma for you: we almost have the science to resurrect extinct animals. Where to begin? The dodo bird? Passenger pigeons? Woolly mammoths?
More importantly, where to end? Do we go so far as to bring back Neanderthals? I’m pretty sure it won’t go like Encino Man.
Some view on the decade gone by. You know, for those of who convinced the decade just ended.
Sigh.
Some historical looking back on how China have taken the initiative in a variety of areas over the US specifically and the West in general.
A lot of food for thought.
I missed the show but plan to catch it somehow.
I was surprised to be listening to Howard Zinn on the radio yesterday. He was doing an interview on Here and Now promoting a project he has called “The People Speak”. Apparently The History Channel aired this on Sunday info here.
More on the project here.
This leads me to start questioning how we are going to teach Gabriel about history and society at large. Obviously it is something to watch given all the bigoted, racist, and sexist crap the so-called Christians keep trying to cram into history books. They apparently think this is Christ-like behavior. I think it’s borderline evil and I really don’t want that crap filling my kid’s head if I can help it. I’d rather he hear real words from real people and that’s where folks like Howard Zinn come in.
A forgotten link, but one that I still find relevant as a historic example of how we should treat our vets and how that benefits the rest of us in real, tangible ways.
This is pretty cool. Apparently Monopoly board games were used to smuggle maps and escape materials to POWs held by the Nazis and Italians during WWII.
I have a history degree and I’ve studied the war a lot and I’ve never heard of this. Such an interesting story.
Sadly, you’d never get a multinational company to help a nation’s military like this in today’s world.
A nice piece on Teddy Kennedy and on his service to this nation.
Also, a very cool diary concerning Kennedy’s work on immigration reform. In short, the modern face of America is partly to the credit of his work.
Plus, a story on his civil rights legacy.
Also, his overall work for “the little guy”:
The Boston Globe has a touching story on Teddy’s last days.
Another touching tribute of the man’s life by Ted Sorensen.
Part on an ongoing series, today’s episode covers the Soviet invasion and the continuity – at least to the locals – to the present day conflict.
NPR’s Morning Edition is covering the key events of 1979 in the Muslim world, starting with the Iranian Revolution.
I’ll continue to link the stories as they come up but so far they’ve been pretty good and key to understanding the issues we still face in the region.
On more in the NPR series on the events of 1979 in the Muslim world. Today’s installment covers the execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, father of Benazir Bhutto.
Honestly, I had never heard of this but it does explain a lot about our bipolar relations with that nation.