You might argue with Kevin Lim’s suggestion that terrorism depends on our emotional and psychological insecurity, but can you really argue with the notion that more happy people is a bad thing? I can’t.
And I can’t criticize him for finding deep meaning in catchy pop songs and funny movies. He and Brandtson might be [...]

Posted August 13, 2006 by Casey
Categories: Politics & Controversy. Tags: brandtson, dance, emotion, happiness, happy, insecurity, kevin lim, nobody dances anymore, psychology, terror, terrorism. One Comment.

This isn’t as funny as it used to be. Every time I read about or hear of somebody talking about autism, I recognize some many of the behaviors as my own. First it was this rather amusing comparison between “eccentric” and autistic behaviors, then it was an interview on Fresh Air, and just this weekend [...]

Posted May 10, 2006 by Casey
Categories: Books, Movies, Music, Politics & Controversy. Tags: aspergers syndrome, autism, autistic, eccentric, eccentricity, Kamran Nazeer, psychology, Send in the idiots. Be the first one.

Welcome the flacks. I don’t get many comments on stories here at MaisonBisson, so I was interested when I found a comment to my story about the Outfoxed documentary just an hour after I’d posted it.
Here’s my theory, and it’s supported by stories in Eric Alterman’s What Liberal Media and Al Franken’s Lies: conservative groups [...]

Posted July 13, 2004 by Casey
Categories: Politics & Controversy. Tags: al franken, blog, colmes, conservative, conservative groups, conservatives, deception, eric alterman, farenheit 9/11, fog of war, fox news, hannity, liberal, media, news, obi wan, outfoxed, personal attacks, political, politics, progressive, psychology, reframing, republican, tax money, taxes. 7 Comments.