Category Archives: Counterintuitivity

How much a finger is worth depends, of course, on whether the finger is yours or mine. To me it’s priceless. To you, if you make table saws, it’s worth whatever the insurance companies, courts, and juries decide your liability … Continue reading →

From the time of the Civil War until almost the beginning of World War II, long after slavery had been abolished in our country, thousands of black men, perhaps as many as 200,000 altogether over the years, were routinely arrested … Continue reading →

Samoa’s recent decision to jump across the International Dateline reminds us that man, not nature, makes these rules about what day and time it is. In an effort to do more business with Australia and New Zealand, Samoa decided that … Continue reading →

Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests and monks came to blows during preparations for Orthodox Christmas celebrations at Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity. Scuffles break out often at the church where Christians believe Jesus was born, when rival groups of clerics … Continue reading →