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Category Archives: Opinion
Social Change Diary: Novel Communications Strategies for a Better World
Social Change Diary: Novel Communications Strategies for a Better World On Tuesday, February 20, 2013 at 3:30 PM at the Ford Foundation, I attended a thought-provoking seminar led by MacArthur Foundation “genius” grantee, TED-Talk participant, and Harvard University Professor of … Continue reading
Posted in Cahier/Journal, Musings, Opinion, Prose
Tagged Communications Network, fighting global warming, Ford Foundation, Harvard Professor of Economics, improving healthcare, Macarthur Foundation genius, mobile robot alarm clock, pill bottle with smart cap, poverty alleviation, programmable thermostats, Sendhil Mullainathan, social change, social change marketing, Spitfire Strategies, Ted-Talk participant
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How Our Deficit Grew So Big & Why The Rich Owe Taxes, Too
1) How Our Deficit Grew So Big Taxes cuts for the rich, two wars (paid for by selling U.S. debt to China and others), and a drug-company boondoggle for a bloated Medicare prescription drug plan—all voted for by a Republican … Continue reading
Against Purity
Against Purity Beware purity wherever you hear it praised, see it flaunted, or find it ascribed to people, actions, institutions, or ideas. Except as a property of chemicals or colors, it’s one of the most poisonous metaphors known to humankind. … Continue reading
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Tagged absolutism, against purity, authoritarianism, fascism, nationalism, nihilism, opinion, patriotism, puritanism, purity, racism, sectarianism, tribalism
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The Case for The Poetry Of Robert Frost
“No Memory of Having Starred Atones For Later Disregard:” The Case for the Poetry of Robert Frost Robert Frost, long out of favor in academe, has been undergoing a long and long-deserved revival. While he once enjoyed the acclaim of … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day: Frank Rich on 9/11 & The “Looting of America”
Looters, it turns out, aren’t found only on the streets of London or Birmingham… Frank Rich on our long day’s journey into night since 9/11. from Day’s End: The 9/11 decade is now over. The terrorists lost. But who won? Frank … Continue reading →