How do you tell a 6-year old why 9/11 happened?

Think about it for a second. How you do simplify it for them?

Ok, now be honest with yourself. And ask yourself if that's the same reason you think 9/11 happened?

I addressed this topic yesterday with a guest post at the Humble Libertarian. Go check it out.

But, "society" is not an entity. Society is not out to get you. Society is not what's wrong with society.

But, people exist. And cooperation exists. And the combination of those two things is what society really is.

By sheer probability alone, don't you think that someone, somewhere, probably in China, is working on developing Soylent Green right now?

Two years ago, my interactions with Comcast employees had me loathing the company that consistently tops user polls of the most hated brand in America.

This week, I had an incredibly pleasant and overall positive experience with Comcast.

Here's my theory. Two years ago, Comcast didn't have to provide good service. In thousands of towns across America, they were it. The only game in town. The only player. You didn't have a choice if you wanted cable Internet or cable television.

Today, you're starting to have a choice. Securing an Internet or cable connection through a different wireless company. Opting out of cable all together for Hulu Plus, Netflix and other online streaming services.

Two years ago, Comcast could call your bluff when you threatened to cancel. Today, they can't.

So, they're nice to you now. They have to be.
(...insert trite close about how capitalistic competition makes everything better)

I have a design problem.

Last September, this blog was part of the "30 Days. 30 Bloggers." fundraising challenge for Charity Water, in which we were able to provide 573 people in the Central African Republic with clean water for the next 20 years.

Charity Water put together a thank you video, in which they specifically thanked us at All Opinions are Not Equal. Really sweet of them. Can't say enough about this organization.

CHECK OUT OUR THANK YOU! (the link skips straight to our mention)

Oh yeah, we're going there today.

Let's pretend you've never heard of circumcision before. And you just found out that some religious group is cutting the penises of their infant boys.

Umm...what? How is this not illegal?!?

We give religion some HUGE cultural leeway when it comes to raising children...unless they're Islam.

...yes I know it's not the same thing.

During our relief-filled visit to Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago last week, I was surprised to find the children's area to be so dingy and unattractive for such a prestigious institution.

And the more I thought about this, the happier it made me. Reception aesthetics apparently fall very low on this not-for-profit's priority wishlist, which utilizes the latest in life-saving technology every day.

This is a perfect reminder not to spend resources doing "good things" and instead focus on the "most good per $ things".

I credit the Copenhagen Consensus Center for their continued efforts to politically popularize this concept, and urge you to check out their latest project, Rethink HIV.

I work in higher education, for a private university that has achieved record enrollment numbers each year over the past 3, coinciding with the worst economic drop in the past century.

This isn't just my school. It's a trend across higher education. And it's really confusing to me.

Because as the economy gets worse, parents should be finding it harder and harder to help put their kids through college. And yet, simultaneously, they're seeing that individuals without higher degrees are the biggest victims of unemployment right now.

Many religions promote self-improvement.

Is Christianity alone in promoting self-destruction, the very death of self?