In writing the previous post, I use “liberal” instead of the oh-so-trendy “progressive,” which I decided just today is about as informative as claiming that you are in favor of achieving things. Everybody is in favor of some kind of progress; the important part is what goal you are trying to achieve, and I want [...]
Tagged PoliticsI was watching “The Power of Nightmares” a while back. I’d previously heard about it, but never actually sat down and glued my eyes to the screen. If nothing else, it kicked off the following train of though in my mind. Strauss, Father of Neoconservatism One of the two groups the documentary charts the history [...]
Tagged PoliticsA Politics for Generation X: As it turns out, however, the political views of most Xers are more complex and more interesting than that. Like conservatives, they favor fiscal restraint—but unlike the conservative leadership in Congress, only 15 percent believe that America should use any budget surplus to cut taxes. Like Democrats, they want to [...]
Tagged PoliticsTED Talks: Ron Eglash: I’ve always been fascinated by fractals, even though the math is far beyond me. But here’s a guy who not only is finding fractals all over, but puts up all these little applets to play with them!
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