Listening to Opponents
2012-12-31 – I’ve always liked reading the conservative columnists in the New York Times. Reading people on “my side” of the debate is sometime fun, but rarely enlightening. But […]
Tag Archives: Politics
So Friggin’ Entitled
2012-12-30 – I just read an article about a woman who was called fat by a valet parker and made such a stink about it that the parking company gave […]
A Limerick
2012-12-23 – A limerick: In truth the world’s soiled and gritty. Our destiny’s sorrow and pity. The salve is habitual Abuse of ritual, And cure is referred to committee. * […]
First or Second
2012-12-17 – The massacre in the Sandy Hook elementary school has people clamoring for action. Ban guns! Change the way stories are covered! And there is merit in both. But […]
Mayan Cliff
2012-12-12 – Ten more shopping days until my favorite day of the year. No, it’s not Christmas. It’s the day after the winter solstice, the day that the days begins […]
Prefrontal Cortex
2012-11-18 – I just finished reading two books about the prefrontal cortext. One is How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough. The other […]
Capitol Gains
2012-11-09 – Romney’s tax plan could be a way to avoid the fiscal cliff. Are you surprised I would say that? Well, I don’t mean it in the way he […]
Obama Cares
2012-11-02 – The bumper sticker on my car says “Obamacare.” The term Obamacare was coined in derision by President Obama’s opponents as if it is self-evident that caring is an […]
Anticipatory Grief
2012-10-26 – You can learn a lot about the difference between Republicans and Democrats by looking at how they process grief. Grief has been famously divided into five stages known […]
Plus or Minus 3%
2012-10-12 – Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God, The Lord is One – plus or minus three percentage points. Public opinion polls are like quantum mechanics: uncertain. So last […]
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