Hubris

Humility and Hubris in Science and Technology

Terry Newell | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Hubris, Science, Robotics, Humility, Technology, Nanotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Science News
Terry Newell

In April, researchers discovered that the dysbindin-1 gene may be linked to general cognitive ability. This was reported in scientific journals but its potential impacts were not seriously discussed.

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DSK - Faux Spin Doctor

Christopher Strong | Posted 11.26.2011

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Christopher Strong

Life's Like That One of the many interesting positions that life can twist you into is that of being wrong and right on the same subject. Such has b...

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Let's Cancel 9/11

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 11.08.2011

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Tom Engelhardt

The uses of 9/11 in the decade since have added up to a profile in cowardice, not courage, and if we let it be used that way in the next decade, we will go down in history as a nation of cowards.

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Bush At War

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nigel Hamilton

What happens when a great nation -- and this is a great nation -- elects a ruler who is not up to the task of being president? The answer is to be found in George W. Bush's memoirs, Decision Points.

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Hillary Rebuts the Declinists

Will Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Marshall

Among foreign policy mandarins here and abroad, it's become axiomatic that America must radically downsize its global ambitions to avoid hubris and to match our straitened economic circumstances. Hillary Clinton is having none of it.

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Defending Michael Steele From War-Hungry RNC Members & Pentagon-Hugging Dems

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hubris, Republican National Committee, Dnc, Council on Foreign Relations, Michael Steele on Afghanistan, Michael Steele, War of Choice, Gop, US Foreign Policy, Richard Haass, Brad Woodhouse, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Steve Clemons

This knee-jerk criticism of Michael Steele is wrong-headed by the Dems -- and all too predictable from neoconservatives like Bill Kristol. The recklessness is Kristol's -- and the hubris the DNC's.

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Obama, Woods, Racism and Me

Lisa Solod | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hubris, Downfall, Tiger Woods Affair, Obama, Tiger Woods, President Obama, Mike Barber, Our Post-Racial Country, Racism, Attack Dogs, Politics News
Lisa Solod

In the past few weeks, the two most famous and arguably most successful black men in America have taken a huge fall.

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Obviously Obama

Michael DeJong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hubris, Green Collar Jobs, Election Reaction, Human Rights, Senator Obama, Environment, Renewable Energy, Illinois, Enlightenment, Health Care, Peace, Barack Obama, Status Quo, 44th President, Politics News
Michael DeJong

With a smart president now at the helm, we'll be entering a new era that'll offer decency over hubris, peace over war, intelligence over beliefs, openness over secrecy, and creativity over the status quo.

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