Fig. 1: Summary of relative genetic and environmental influences on political traits from the “Trends in Genetics” report by Peter K. Hatemi and Rose McDermott.
The chart illustrates the authors’ estimate of the relative proportion of genetic (purple) and environmental (green) influences, and the level of combined (brown) genetic and environmental influences.
Note to self:
Preston Brooks, the Representative who beat Senator Charles Sumner with a cane near death in 1854, was from Edgefield; Martin Gary, founder of the KKK, was from Edgefield; Benjamin “Pitchfork Ben” Tillman was from Edgefield; Strom Thurmond was from Edgefield. (map)
From Paul Krugman, today:
Conservatives seem, in particular, to believe that freedom’s just another word for not enough to eat.
From the Atlantic:
From Wapo, 9/19:
In 2010 through 2012, the Navy outsourced out its ID processes to an Oregon-based company called Eid Passport
Well, gosh! Was there not the slightest hint in the fact that the outsource was named for a Muslim holiday, the end of Ramadan?
Slate raves about xkcd; and the actual drawings,
Compiled into one video, about 40 minutes, on YouTube.
This is well-said a good list. From a NYTimes letter-writer in North Carolina:
I can imagine an America that has the following values:
1. Single payer healthcare, similar to France or Canada, so that no American need worry about gaining access to affordable healthcare.
2. Education that leaves the student debt free.
3. A living wage premised upon the idea that if a company makes money off the back of your labor, you are able, after 40 hours of toil, to pay for rent, food, transportation, etc.
4. Ample public spaces for people to enjoy.
5. Publicly financed arts unleashing the massive artistic talent in our country, and bringing arts to people who currently cannot afford to attend plays and concerts.
6. A redirection away from militarization to non-military foreign assistance, so people around the world view us as humanitarians, not imperialists.
7. A massive movement away from fossil fuels to renewable resources, so that our children and grandchildren have the chance of surviving.
8. A realization that none of us are more important than the other person, and we are only given one chance at life. Do no harm and leave earth a little better than how you found it.
He says it’s all over; no more sexy texting. But why stop now? Because FormSpring, the posting site he had been using, was closed in April of 2013.
Here’s Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer in all their newborn glory:
So there they are all got up in long pants and droopy cardigans…oh, wait: do I espy a hint of knee joint there? So much skin, so very revealing…..heavens forfend!
But shorts are getting longer and longer. Here’s how I remember soccer shorts:
Or maybe this:
This is a trend not only in soccer: think basketball:
Here’s the extreme–maybe from the 60’s
