Poverty and Education in politics on Thu, Mar 27. 2008
I suggest more poverty-base grants for the very poor B student to at least manage a community college associate degree,
so they can make $20 an hour job fixing cars or wiring houses instead of $7 an hour as cashier, which is the difference
between two 30-hour a week jobs where you can't pay the rent, and a 45-hour a week job where you can and even save a
little.
Conspiracy Theories in politics on Tue, Feb 5. 2008
There are always conspiracy theories. Here's what I think.
Anyone who thinks that the rich and powerful secretly control large sections of the world isn't paying attention. That's sorta like claiming the chairman and board of IBM secretly control IBM. Of course rich and powerful people control the world, they just do it out in the open informally, not in secret back room meetings where they laugh maniacally.
Anyone who thinks that the rich and powerful secretly control large sections of the world isn't paying attention. That's sorta like claiming the chairman and board of IBM secretly control IBM. Of course rich and powerful people control the world, they just do it out in the open informally, not in secret back room meetings where they laugh maniacally.
My adoring fans in politics on Fri, Nov 2. 2007
I am apparently the coolest person evar. Or, at least, everyone agrees with me.
About Politics in politics on Sun, Aug 12. 2007
As I said in my introduction, I consider myself somewhat a Progressive.
There are people out there that think that's just another way to say 'Liberal', but in reality progressive political thought and liberal political thought are often at loggerheads, which I will probably write about at some point in the future. The 'New Left' is, at this point in time in this country, comprised of both traditions. I also hold a few liberal views, including some that the left doesn't!
There are people out there that think that's just another way to say 'Liberal', but in reality progressive political thought and liberal political thought are often at loggerheads, which I will probably write about at some point in the future. The 'New Left' is, at this point in time in this country, comprised of both traditions. I also hold a few liberal views, including some that the left doesn't!
Ticking time bombs in politics on Thu, Jul 12. 2007
So, right now, we have crazy people who have come up with a single specific example that is supposed to be justification
for legalizing torture.
The premise that there is a bomb set to explode in two hours, and that we have the guy in custody, and we need to torture him to find out where it is to disarm it.
This is stupid on a number of levels.
The premise that there is a bomb set to explode in two hours, and that we have the guy in custody, and we need to torture him to find out where it is to disarm it.
This is stupid on a number of levels.
Software patent rant in politics on Mon, Jan 1. 2007
Here's a rant I made some time back about software patents. It's still true:
You think I'm about to start talking about software patents and how they retard the industry. But I think that's been amply covered. Or I could talk about how they are basically patenting math, but that's been amply covered also. Instead, I will talk about how they don't even work like patents.
You think I'm about to start talking about software patents and how they retard the industry. But I think that's been amply covered. Or I could talk about how they are basically patenting math, but that's been amply covered also. Instead, I will talk about how they don't even work like patents.