The revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, and the prospect of upheavals in Yemen, Jordan, and Lebanon have completely changed the picture of the Middle East and the future of the War on Terror. Briefly stated, this was supposed to belong … Continue reading
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For along time I’ve noticed that I seem to do better writing when at least some fraction of the work is done on paper with a pen or pencil. I particularly like using a nice rollerball pen or, better still, a fountain pen.
Continue readingAs I’ve slouched toward the two-year mark since my layoff in March of 2009, I’ve given a lot of thought to how one survives and keeps body and soul together when money is tight and the next job just won’t … Continue reading
…against all odds and expectations (on my part, at least) Congress has passed the Local Community Radio Act. This law removes previous restrictions on small, low-power community radio stations. Of course, the major broadcasters fought this bill, but a fierce, determined grass-roots efforts won through.
Continue readingIf you have not taken the opportunity to hear Bay Choral Guild, this program is one you should not miss. Not only is the program filled with excellent music, I have a sense that this group has really moves to a new level in their performances.
Continue readingI read a carefully-controlled Twitter stream, in that I only follow a very few people who actually have something to say. Those tweets that I find the most rewarding are links that take me somewhere else to an article or blog that is more expansive.
Continue readingAfter due consideration, I have concluded that Economics as an academic subject is not the scientific discipline its proponents would have you believe it is. Explanations follow.
Continue readingChange, especially the kind that moves a civilization forward, requires easy access to knowledge and information. The Founding Fathers understood this. As exponents of the Enlightenment, they saw the availability of knowledge and information as a critical element of a thriving and prospering nation.
Continue readingIt’s commonly known that in the pre-print age people relied on their memories to store information, but it is not commonly realized just what this entails. When we think of memorizing something, we think in terms of learning something by rote, so that we could recite it if called upon to do so.
The medieval memory went far beyond that. The art of memory was not merely about holding information, but about processing it.
Continue readingThis current economic depression has made mincemeat of the job market. It is forcing a lot of people to adapt in ways they didn’t expect. I do not expect that the jobs will recover very quickly, and many jobs are clearly gone for good. This is the growing new reality: we are all generalists now.
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