links for 2008-06-15

• Bore-Gush, revisited – Paul Krugman – Op-Ed Columnist – New York Times Blog
  “he was the second most conservative member of the previous Senate.

  Add: Barack Obama, by contrast, while more liberal than the average Democrat, is considerably closer to the center than McCain. “

  (tags: election mccain obamba left right rating krugman nyt politics)
• YouTube – Reexamining Religion:Jonathan Miller interviews Pascal Boyer
  Thisis the video I’ve seen of Boyer
  “Arthur Miller, Richard Dawkins, Steve Weinberg, Colin McGinn, Denys Turner, Pascal Boyer and Daniel Dennett. The series also includes many quotations from the works of atheists, agnostics and deists, all read by Berna
  (tags: video boyer atheist religion mynote st1722 via google alert)
• Helmintholog » Blog Archive » A Pelican History
  “1. The conquest would secure the entire trade in fur and fish.
  2. The French would be prevented from supplying their West Indian islands with lumber, which would drive up the price of French sugar, to the advantage of our sugar merchants.
  3. France wou
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• AMERICA AT HOME – New Photography Book With Custom Covers
  “introduction by Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening, as well as a series of thought-provoking essays about home by noted writers, including Amy Tan, Dominique Browning, Terry Teachout, Richard Rodriguez, and David Pogue. Detailed captions and statistics plac
  (tags: america house home custom book photo via itconversation)