Matthew Stafford: Guts & Glory
If you're an NFL fan, you've probably seen some footage of the dramatic end to last week's Bears-Lions game. I'd definitely recommend watching the whole thing -- with mic'ed up Lions quarterback Matt Stafford. It's phenomenal.Such moments are what I most relish about NFL football. This footage doesn't merely document a gripping end to a game. Heck, the game wasn't terribly meaningful, given that both teams were 1-8. The footage records the unfolding of real-life moral drama: Matt Stafford was so determined to achieve his goal, so committed to winning, that he was

Overview of Climategate
Christopher Booker has a useful overview of the scandal of "Climategate" in a UK Telegraph column. The whole article is well worth reading, but I liked his identification of three basic points of scientific scandal:First:Perhaps the most obvious ... is the highly disturbing series of emails which show how Dr Jones and his colleagues have for years been discussing the devious tactics whereby they could avoid releasing their data to outsiders under freedom of information laws.Second:

The Culture of Hatred
The Objectivism Seminar is working through Dr. Leonard Peikoff's all-too-topical book, The Ominous Parallels. In it, he explores what gave rise to to the fascist, totalitarian regime of Nazi Germany -- and analyzes whether and how a fascist, totalitarian regime could emerge here

Recap #69
This week on We Stand FIRM, the blog of FIRM: Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine:Monday, November 23, 2009: Jane Orient: View From 35,000 Feet by Paul Hsieh, MDTuesday, November 24, 2009: The End Of HSAs? by Paul Hsieh, MDWednesday, November 25, 2009: Sticking It To The Young People by Paul Hsieh, MDWednesday

Sunday Open Thread #116
Here's yet another Open Thread for your thoughts:For anyone in the fiery grip of a random question, comment, joke, or link they'd like to share with NoodleFood readers, I hereby open up the comments on this post to any respectable topic. (Please refrain from posting personal attacks, pornographic material, and commercial solicitations.)