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Abolition of Marriage

September 27th, 2008 · 7 Comments

In contemporary society, the traditional form of marriage has been beaten down so thoroughly that it is only a shadow of its former self. Haggard, toothless, begging for any takers, the once formidable and revered institution of marriage as practiced in the West has stooped to subsisting primarily on the bridal fantasies of schoolgirls and [...]

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Tags: Ideas · Men

Intelligent Urban Design

August 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

The last decade of real-estate hysteria has been more than just an economic catastrophe — it has dragged the American lifestyle in the wrong direction at the worst possible time. Just as energy shortages were on the horizon, we pumped up suburbs and exurbs, building prefab communities far away from the centers of economic production. [...]

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The Chimera Hypothesis: Homosexuality and Plural Pregnancy

July 14th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Introduction
On Christmas Day last year I was reading an article about cattle breeding, recalled the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, and suddenly an explanation for human homosexuality came to mind. As a fairly new parent, this issue, along with others concerning how people grow and what they ultimately become, has been on my [...]

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Tags: Health/Science · Ideas

Dealing with Adultery

July 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

According to statistics, adultery is on the rise in America. Much is made of the fact that wives are cheating nearly as much as husbands these days. Since the statistics come from polls, and women are less likely to admit to adultery than men for both cultural and practical reasons, it is likely that men [...]

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Tags: Ideas · Men · Predictions