To follow up on my point about national security, here’s a start at economic policy and the cult of free market fundamentalism. P.S. As an FYI, here’s an organization called the Longview Institute. My understanding is that they are some folks that used to be at the Rockridge Institute with George Lakoff. They have an […]
Kind of expanding upon my last post, in which I made the point that liberals should be talking up and demonstrating liberal values, here is a great post about liberalism and national security. The author, Rand Beers, is dead right when he makes that point that liberals need to figure out what they stand for, […]
I don’t like to write specifically about political parties on this blog. I prefer to stick to exploring liberalism vs. conservatism. But I just have to say what a huge disappointment the Illinois Democratic party has been for me. What, again with trouble getting it together on the budget? Never mind Blagojevich and all of […]
Backed up on a project today, so something quick. Where do you fit in to the village (PDF)? I keep this one above my desk.
Sadly, I think it is. Just unbelievable. That’s all for today, folks.
Great quick post from Eric Alterman on how a liberal president would be treated, given recent events.
Following up – in a sense – on my last post, fear is not just for militaristic right-wingers. This article by Bill McKibben is pretty scary. It’s about the need to get serious about climate change in just the next few years or the world as we know it – that set the stage for […]
Fresh Air from NPR has this interview with an author who has written a biography of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. What struck me at first was how similar a description of a right-wing government in Iran and a right-wing government in the U.S. can be. Substitute Bush and his hard-line buddies for every mention of […]
This article from the Atlantic does a good job of covering something that’s been on my mind as I try to puzzle through liberalism. The basic idea is that the modern “conservative” movement is not really conservative at all. Instead it is a radical movement, looking to overturn long-held beliefs and policies. A couple of […]
Another long layoff there as I resolved a series of family items. I hope to make that the last long break for quite some time. Back to it…
Bill Poorman 