politics

The Bootstrap Annoyance

I’m happy to cheer on people pulling themselves up by their own bootstraps. (Seriously…have you seen them try? It’s frakkin’ hi-larious.) Me? …

Aimee Mann: Fame is the worst (Salon.com)

It’s the last phase of the Weimar Republic. Right before someone swoops in and takes over. I mean, I don’t mean to …

James Madison on Wealth in Government

James Madison was perhaps the most influential figure when it came to the writing of both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. When he states his view/warning on the wealthy’s influence on the government he’s designing, we should probably take heed.

Congressman Tells NASA Rocket Science Is Simple

Some people in congress don’t seem to understand that rocket science is…well…rocket science. It’s not easy. It can be made to look that way, but it really, really isn’t.

Writing Doldrums – Overwhelmed by the Crazy

I’m in a bit of writing doldrums. It’s not because I’ve run out of words or ideas. It fact, it’s sort of the opposite: I have so much I want to say, but with my self-filter on (something increasingly rare in the general populace, it seems) I end up saying nothing. I’m trying to find a way out of that.

Women as chattel – (Nobody Knows Anything)

My friend Diane nutshelled the insidious religi-political attack on women by a bunch of misogynistic poopy-heads. I’m frankly ashamed that so many …

A Few “Occupy” Thoughts

A few people have asked why I haven’t been posting a lot about the Occupy movement. After all, I have a blog and I don’t seem to be afraid to use it. It’s not like I don’t have opinions on the matter. So I figured I’d take a few moments and touch on a few things.

Science In Action

There is still a lot of buzz going on about the announcement from CERN over the possibility that they had detected neutrinos traveling faster than the unfettered speed of light. Whether or not the results overturn that element of relativity is neither here nor there. The thing that does matter is that it shows the world how science works.

I Now Have a Political Litmus Test

All my adult life, I have avoided applying any political litmus test when choosing candidates for office—especially for Congress or the Presidency. I held that people running in an election should be evaluated by the balance of their stands on issues, not focus in on just one small area. My stance on this has now changed.

The Case For Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must (io9)

I still say we need to get good at traveling to the Moon first, but Mars needs to be the next stop …

Ku Klux Klan Says It Doesn’t Condone Tea Party or Koran Burning – (GOOD)

A clear sign that perhaps you’ve gone off the deep end? When even the Ku Klux Klan tries to distance itself from …

What The Founding Fathers Thought About Corporations

The founders understood the lessons of history, and were keen observers of human nature. As a group, we here in the now …

The Iceberg of Radical Conservatism (reddit comment)

While “Working-class Radical Conservatism” seems oxymoronic, it isn’t. At best it’s misguided, at worst is deluded self-loathing. The net effect is that people …

Holiday Watch: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Calling Miracle on 34th Street a Christmas classic is a lot like calling chocolate just another candy. Some movies stand head-and-shoulders above the rest, and this classic stands even higher than that in the holiday pantheon.

How Some Politicians Stumble on Science (USATODAY.com)

Politicians, yes, and many judges, too. Not just science per se, but basic research. You never know which connection will be key …

Sarah Palin is Wrong About John F. Kennedy, Religion, and Politics

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend takes Palin to task for being the religious ethnocrat her rhetoric colors her as. Sarah Palin is wrong about …

Paulina Porizkova: On Politics

I get more and more impressed with Paulina’s levelheadedness–and not just on politics. Given a choice between another politician “representing” me in …

The Voting Conundrum

Being that I’m a “does it have to be a box” sort of thinker, I’ve long struggled with how important voting is. Is majority rule actually the best way to do things?

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