Monday Great Link Encyclopedia and Self-Promotion

~ Clarissa

There were many really great posts this week, so I decided to nominate them all for Post of the Week.

Nina Mishkin, who is a very talented writer, has been sick and reblogged a beautiful old post about a Jewish family separated by history and immigration. If you aren’t reading Nina Mishkin yet, you absolutely should, she rocks.

J. Otto Pohl explains that “most of the votes in the UN in favor of the Russian position appear to come from states more motivated by anti-Americanism than by close relations with the Russian Federation.” He is another blogger definitely worth following.

Marty Klein hits it out of the ballpark (I hope I’m using the expression correctly and it isn’t some sort of an insult) with a talented post on Hobby Lobby: “You don’t see companies refusing to provide legally-required handicap parking or accessible bathrooms because of religious beliefs. You don’t see companies refusing to obey food safety regulations in company cafeterias or worker safety regulations on factory floors because of religious beliefs. No, “religious beliefs” are always about sex.”

Leah Jane wrote a brilliant post on why efforts to create autism awareness need to stop now.

Mind Hacks ridicules the silly “how genes are to blame for every negative characteristic you’ve ever had” fad.

Hattie is saying exactly what I’ve been wanting to say about our favorite magazine.

And Leah Jane delivers a crucial message about Ellen DeGeneres’s pro-seal campaign.

Emily Oster explains why the recent reports on the drop in child obesity rates should not be trusted entirely.

A brilliant post in Russian about an adult approach to voicing one’s opinions.

J. Otto Pohl makes a crucial point about the core of silence inside the today’s Leftist movements.

What is the best way for the Democrats to fire up their base? An important discussion.

My favorite film critic writes (in Russian) about Russia’s new plan to limit the number of non-Russian movies people in Russia will be allowed to see.

The Phytophactor explains that science isn’t about fairness, it’s about facts. A timely and important reminder.

Marty Klein debunks the myth of porn’s perfect bodies.

A famous article by a Russian dissident (in English) addressed to the people of the Crimea. Do read it, this guy is totally rad.

Blogger Z has an interesting (and I think entirely reasonable) theory about the developments in job interviewing.

Feel free to link to other brilliant posts you have either written or read.

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7 thoughts on “Monday Great Link Encyclopedia and Self-Promotion”

  1. From el, two interesting news stories:

    1) Elections in France: The anti-immigration far right, which claims that France’s large Muslim population is “Islamicizing” the nation, made solid advances, fulfilling National Front promises to begin building a grassroots base.

    the far-right National Front consolidated its first round breakthough and will take control of 11 towns.

    Although most of these towns are small, this will give Marine Le Pen’s anti-EU, anti-immigration, anti-free trade and pro-Russian party its biggest ever beach-head in local government. The previous high-water mark for NF control of town-halls was, briefly, four in the late 1990s.

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-elections-president-hollande-to-fire-pm-after-local-election-rout-with-far-right-on-the-move-9224716.html

    2) Climate change – a new report:

    In the most comprehensive study yet into the effects of rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that global warming could undermine economic growth and increase poverty.

    I was worried by the following:

    Climate change can indirectly increase the risk of violent conflicts, such as civil wars, by amplifying the well-documented “drivers” such as poverty and economic shocks. Climate change will also increase the risk of unplanned displacement of people and a change in migration patterns, the report says.

    A world with fewer resources and more wars is just what nuclear-armed humanity needs. 😦

    http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/ipcc-report-war-famine-and-pestilence–climate-change-is-happening-andno-one-in-the-world-is-immune-9224777.html

    – el

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  2. Thank you so much, Clarissa. I’m touched by your comment. And your “Monday Great Link” is such a great idea. I look forward to following up on your recommendations!

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  5. All ‘awareness’ campaigns are ridiculous, especially one about autism because it activates some maniacs’ need to police and judge the personal lives of others.

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