Quote of the Day: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom

“As a fletcher makes straight his arrow, a wise man makes straight his wandering and unsteady thought, which is difficult to guard, difficult to hold back.”

Those DNA Tests

A few of my (rich) friends have had DNA tests run to find out where there ancestors came from. Specifically, most of them want to know from what region of Africa their people came. The procedure goes like this: you get a packet in the mail and you swab the inner lining of [...]

The Commercialization of Christmas: The Church of Stop Shopping

“Bill Talen, known as Reverend Billy, doesn’t mind making a fool of himself. He is happy to throw himself on the floor in a fit of religious ecstasy, perform cash register exorcisms or go caroling with the 35 members of the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir, singing such favorites as “Fill the Malls With [...]

Maybe The Taliban Was Onto Something

For the past 6 years, the American people have been criticizing the Taliban, waxing poetic on the Taliban’s religious fundamentalism and its lack of support for education, particularly for women. But when we look at the structure of our own society, we see that most formally “educated” black people don’t want marriage or kids, [...]