Barbie® Studies

Barbie® Studies

Academics have been examining Barbie® for more than a decade now. One of the first to do so was senior professor Albert Magro of Fairmont State University, who, in 1997 presented his paper ‘Why…
Speaking With a Forked Tongue

Speaking With a Forked Tongue

Speaking With a Forked Tongue My regular readers will likely have noticed that I thoroughly enjoy chasing down the truth behind things which are commonly accepted as facts.  I am fortunate to…
Party Like It's 1776

Party Like It's 1776

Party Like It's 1776 "These colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states" Employed in the service of my country abroad during the whole course of these transactions, I first…
Our Anthropomorphic Bias

Our Anthropomorphic Bias

There was a recent article discussing the observation of death and the chimpanzeesattitude towards it. Of course, this gave rise to the usual round of questions and points regarding human…
Is Law A Science?

Is Law A Science?

Is Law A Science ? In a recent article The Science Of Law I asserted that law, or more properly jurisprudence, is a science.  The basis for that assertion was that both science and law are…
The Arnhem Factor

The Arnhem Factor

In 1974 there appeared the book A Bridge Too Far, which, tells the story of Operation Market Garden, a failed Allied attempt to break through German lines at Arnhem across the river Rhine in the…