thinkness

Monday 7 March

• Tipping, turning, non-returning point - "The Iraqi elections, imperfect as they were, convinced some American leaders that the Iraqi people had reached a point of no return — quite literally turning a corner in the direction of democracy." - ABC, "Has Iraq Passed a Tipping... Posted in the lethal literal | 0 Trackbacks | 83 Comments
• Maturing child - Lakoff says that conservatives look at developed nations as adults and developing nations as children -- which makes the UN [especially the General Assembly] ridiculous, because it's mostly composed of children and often tells the adults what to do. In... Posted in lakoff the genius | 0 Trackbacks | 37 Comments