The evolution of justice

Chimpanzees, our closest relatives, turn a blind eye to crimes that don’t affect them directly, suggesting that third-party punishment— the foundation of complex societies governed by laws s and courts—is a uniquely human development. German researchers trained chimpanzees to 1 play one of three roles while facing one another in cages: One was given access to food within reach of […]

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Poem – Oddfellow (By Donal Mahoney)

  Homer’s never owned a gun, thinks they should be banned along with bombs and missiles.   Doesn’t need them in the river that flows between his mind and his emotions   where every now and then he pushes someone in  for some untoward remark.   He points to the sky first, says that’s where heaven is and gives a push […]

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