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March 22nd, 2014 - 11:40 pm § in Uncategorized

Which Professions Have The Most Psychopaths?

We don’t have to wonder anymore, thanks to Time magazine (with a hat tip to CBS News, who tipped me off to this story). Let’s start with a definition: “Psychopathy is a personality disorder that has been variously described as characterized by shallow emotions (in particular reduce[...]

March 22nd, 2014 - 10:20 am § in Hypocrisy

THE Ave Challenge: Who is this?

  A. Stephen M. Schwartz B. William Quick (Steve’s Brother in Law) C. Hugh Schwartz (Steve’s Brother) D. Robert Schwartz (Steve’s Father) E. Lawrence Belascio (Steve’s Cousin)[...]

March 22nd, 2014 - 9:27 am § in Jews, Misc.

Shanda fur die Yidden: Jews Who Shame Us All:

Benjamin’s father was among the founders of the first Reform congregation in the United States, a claim ot pride of South Carolina.  The shul described itself as the “Reformed Society of Israelites for Promoting True Principles of Judaism According to Its Purity and Spirit”.   L[...]

March 22nd, 2014 - 9:04 am § in Misc.

The Poles say yes to kosher vodka.

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March 22nd, 2014 - 3:36 am § in China, Misc.

CHINA: The Maoists Discover Warbucks

The Chinese ruling class, a self nominating oligarchy that inherits the mantle of the red guard and Mao, is now hiding its wealth overseas.  The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), obtained more than 200 gigabytes of leaked financial data from companies in the British Virg[...]