Was Robin Hood good? Explain your answer. Show your work.

Teacher accountability is good. Creating an incentive for teachers to teach better is good. But, sacrificing recess, music and art to pass subjective tests is not. Any starting thoughts?

I feel guilty about how happy eating makes me. If I get an msg-laden brown bag full of Chinese food, my brain soon reaches ethereal bliss. I become happy, not due to circumstance, but due to ingredients. And I don't like this about myself. While, I condemn other drugs to...

So, this girl at work let me borrow her Planet Earth DVDs. This stuff is absolutely crazy. I think that some of these Christian stations should give up one hour of broadcasting a day, and replace it with one of these episodes. I can't imagine a more compelling visual evidence...

(visually minimalistic, but bright office environment) cut to man sitting at his desk who pulls out an encyclopedia sized reference book off his desk entitled, "Tic Tac's 1.5 Calorie Exercise Guide" man opens to page that contains a silhouetted man leaning back in his desk chair, laughing. Underdeath the photo...

I think Bush lost. He's at a 20% approval rating, and a large amount of people would categorize him as the worst President of all time. While I attribute this mainly to an ignorance of history, it's still very interesting to me. Because my contention is that most people do...

So, in a fictitious country, we have 99 people who make $20,000 annually, and 1 person who makes $100,000. Technology then breeds efficiency, and a greater net total of value is created. Now, 99 people make $30,000 annually, and 1 person makes $1,000,000. Is this better than before? Yes. But,...

(continuation) #3. Thomas Jefferson During the Napoleonic Wars, both Britain and France regularly seized American ships bound for the other's ports in hopes of hindering the other's economic success. So, in December of 1807, Jefferson signed The Embargo Act. This act banned foreign trade of any kind in hopes that...

"Snow is a perfect reminder of how beautiful something can be until humans touch it."

So, I was at the health club this morning, and "La Bamba" pops out over the loudspeakers. I forgot how fantastic that song is. In fact, I think there's a good argument for that song being the greatest song of all time. You know why? I don't speak Spanish, and...