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Representative Democracy is a Waste of Time

July 19, 2015 by fritztucker

Greece is, in many ways, representative of the world right now. Its economy is floundering due to, among other things, bad loans taken out by self-interested ruling parties aided and abetted by Goldman Sachs. Greek unemployment has reached record highs despite employed Greeks working longer hours than any other members of the Eurozone. The German response to this is austerity: including having Greece cut pensions, and sell its utilities and airports. Even the IMF has determined these measures to be […]

Categories: Fritz Tucker, ZiLL • Tags: capitalism, civil rights, History, politics, social justice, technology

Face it, You’re a Computer!

July 19, 2015 by Ed Mooney

Face it, you’re a computer! I’d be happy if I could remember where in my browsing I encountered this argument clincher. I was many hours removed from that first (and only) encounter — “Face it, you’re only a computer!” — when I realized that the triumphant argument clincher didn’t really stop the discussion. It would be equally true to blurt out “Face it, you’re flesh and blood!” or “Face it, you’re DNA!” or “Face it, you’re a Highly Evolved Mammal!” […]

Categories: Ed Mooney, ZiR

About sex, again . . .

July 18, 2015 by William Eaton

One meets the most interesting people in the obituary pages of The New York Times. On Monday, July 13, 2015, for those of us who didn’t know him before by reputation or his 20 books, we learned about Charles Winick, a professor of anthropology and sociology. He taught at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and is known for his warnings about the blurring of lines between the sexes in The New People: Desexualization in American […]

Categories: Gayle Rodda Kurtz, ZiLL • Tags: Charles Winick, girls, Lena Dunham, Manohla Dargis, Mario Vargas Llosa, sex, sexuality

Dedicated, well-armed sociopaths who’ll stop at nothing

July 16, 2015 by William Eaton

1 I’m just waking up. News radio. Listening for the weather. The solemn voice of a commentator: . . . what we’re dealing with . . . dedicated, well-armed sociopaths who’ll stop at nothing to impose their will on as much of the world as possible. It’s July 2015. I’m in the USA. Even groggy I know who the commentator has in mind. But halfway to the shower the thought occurs: Not a bad description of another bunch, of a […]

Categories: William Eaton, ZiR • Tags: capitalism, Hillary Clinton, Octavio Paz, sociopaths, T.S. Eliot, United States of America

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Abandoned Men

July 14, 2015 by Ana Maria Caballero

Brooklyn Copeland is a young, prolific poet who has published individual poems in venues like Poetry Magazine and The New York Times. She also has several chapbooks and full length poetry collections available. As readily available as her work is online to peruse, I found it hard to pin down. “Self-conscious” is definitely a word that came to mind. “Intentional” is another. But, then I also wanted to say “evocative” and “effective.” I considered “skilled” but then read a few […]

Categories: Ana Maria Caballero, ZiR • Tags: books, poetry, reading, writing

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Narcissism in children

July 13, 2015 by Alexia Raynal

Narcissistic individuals feel superior to others, fantasize about personal successes, and believe they deserve special treatment. When they feel humiliated, they often lash out aggressively or even violently. “Origins of narcissism in children,” PANS 2015 Most people associate narcissism with adults, but today’s headlines suggest it is now children who are being pointed at for their narcissistic attitudes. Earlier this year, a team of child development and psychology researchers in the Netherlands and the US published an article about […]

Categories: Alexia Raynal, ZiR • Tags: childhood, children, Eddie Brummelman, narcissism, Origins of narcissism, social science

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Lilts, Mists, and Memories aren’t (just) in my Head

July 12, 2015 by Ed Mooney

This morning light rain falls, winds ruffle the trees, birds frantically peck at my feeder. If I add a swath of green visible from my balcony, and notice the moist air enveloping the room, I begin to feel taken up, lifted by this fabric of things that shape and animate my morning and so animate me. My immediate surround is something like the weather, except it includes more than mists and winds — birds, grass, trees, the discrete pace of […]

Categories: Ed Mooney, ZiR

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Sex, Sex, Celibacy, Diversity

July 9, 2015 by William Eaton

One Believe it or not, sex is a very important part of a relationship for many women, despite what we may say or what nonverbal messages we may send. From a female standpoint, I enjoy the intimacy. I enjoy knowing that I have that kind of power over another, that I can bring them to their knees, move them to lose control so completely in spite of stretch marks and saggy boobs. This becomes more important to me as I […]

Categories: William Eaton, ZiR • Tags: Alfred Kinsey, diversity, Freud, homosexuality, LGBT, masturbation, sex, Supreme Court

Where Do Humans End?

July 7, 2015 by Walter Cummins

By Walter Cummins Robotics and artificial intelligence are now in the news almost every day, and at the movies and on TV. Some hi-techers believe we have entered into new relationships with our digital devices. The boundaries between Us and Them may be vanishing. If we are becoming “transhumans,” is it more threat than benefit? This is the first in a series of posts that explore—from an amateur’s perspective—a few of the actualities and possibilities. Captain Ahab’s peg […]

Categories: Essay • Tags: Merleau-Ponty, Moby Dick, prosthetics, technology

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