Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to Roderick T. Long. As I mentioned on Facebook, when we visited the Kafka Museum back in 2019, Alison compared me to Kafka—in personality, not accomplishments. She was neither joking nor happy about it. Just resigned, I guess, to being marrie…

“Hell, I am a bureaucrat, working in that most bureaucratic of professions, medical billing, collecting, insurance, and denials.” This line reminded me of a line from Kafka; while employed at the Worker’s Accident Insurance Institute in Pra…

As someone who lacks permanent housing, I spend a lot of time in public places. One of them is the public library, which I regard as a second home. So I’m sensitive to how the public library is run. The library I happen to frequent, the Princeton Public Library, is one of the nicest in…

Carol’s obituary: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/carolwelsh/journal/view/id/61e462a1a6677c876708dabd LikeLike

https://mondoweiss.net/2022/01/iconic-palestinian-activist-succumbs-to-wounds-sustained-after-he-was-run-over-by-israeli-police-truck/ LikeLike

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestine-israel-west-bank-thousands-mourn-activist-killed-truck LikeLike

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In reply to sean samis. Data on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#rates-by-vaccine-status LikeLike

COVID-19 vaccines are effective in preventing the transmission of that disease. The operative word is “effective” which does not imply PERFECT, and never has. No vaccine ever is expected to be 100% effective. This makes Irfan’s argument rock solid and …