July 2012
19 posts
Higgs And Aristotle: A Parable of Ethers →
npr:
“Aristotle and Peter Higgs walk into a pub. Higgs, as usual, orders a malt. Aristotle, more of a wine fellow, stays close to his Greek roots.
‘So, I hear they found it,’ says Aristotle, with a twinkle in his eye.
‘It sure took a long time, but I guess they did,’ answers Higgs, beaming.
‘You think 40-odd years is a long time? I waited 23 centuries!’
‘What are you talking about?’ asks...
newsweek:
Here we have Mitt Romney getting booed—twice—at the 103rd NAACP convention. The first was for saying he’d repeal Obamacare. The second came when Romney said, “If you want a president who will make things better in the African American community, you are looking at him.”