* Is there such a thing as yoga pants? There should be.
** Yes, I'm being dismissive of religion/spirituality here. I'm a hard-core non-believer. What do you expect? No one worries about being dismissive of us.
In an age where concepts like solidarity and compassion have been vilified and ridiculed - but where religious mumbo-jumbo is given a free pass - dressing up solidarity and compassion in quasi-religious terms may not be such a bad idea. Like many such political shortcuts it comes at a cost; in this case the cost of opening the door for gurus, quacks and a variety of other kinds of shady characters that can couch much less savoury pursuits in much the same language.
- Jake If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.
