Archive for 2012

• Judaism, Islam and the death penalty

August 12th, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in complex systems, Islam, judaism, legal, sharia, tibet, torah, Uncategorized | 1 comment

• Pew on the prevalence of Mahdism — take heed!

August 12th, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in Afghanistan, Apocalyptic, Charles Cameron, christianity, extremists, foreign policy, iran, Islam, islamist, Israel, judaism, Mahdist, prophecy, psychology, recommended reading, scriptures, shia, turkey, Uncategorized | 15 comments

• State Failure is the Child of Oligarchy

August 12th, 2012 by zen

Posted in academia, analytic, culture, dystopia, economic determinism, economics, Evolution, government, history, ideas, intellectuals, leadership, Oligarchy, philosophy, politics, social science, society, state failure, theory | 1 comment

• Book review: Kay Larson on the zen of Cage

August 10th, 2012 by Charles Cameron

Posted in 20th century, art, art history, biography, Buddhism, Buddhist, music, poetry, recommended reading, Uncategorized, Zen | 1 comment

• Help Requested: Attempting to Contact Peter Hodge / “Kotare”

August 10th, 2012 by zen

Posted in blog-friends, blogging, blogosphere, chicago boyz, personal | 3 comments