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Category Archives: Society
Don’t teach Congress about science and technology; teach the voters
M. Anthony Mills has a short piece at Politico advocating the return of the OTA (Office of Technology Assessment), which was defunded in the 1990s as a budget cutting measure. The argument is that congress needs to know more about … Continue reading
Politics is about self interest
I’ve read a lot of history, including American history of the 18th and 19th centuries. It’s interesting to read about the politics of these periods. From a distance across generations and centuries, you can see the distinction between the self … Continue reading
Having productive internet conversations
Anyone who’s frequented this blog knows I love having discussions, and can pontificate all day on subjects I’m interested in. I’ve actually been participating in online discussions, on and off, for decades. My earliest conversations were on dial up bulletin … Continue reading
Why the US two party system is so entrenched
The other day, I came across this Big Think explanation by historian Sean Wilentz on why the US always seems to gravitate to a two party system. Unfortunately, while I think Wilentz touches on the main points, his explanation doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in History, Society
Tagged American history, History, political parties, Political Science, Politics
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The relentless rain
It was a forecast that was all too common for south Louisiana. We would have several days of rain. It would start Thursday evening and continue through the weekend. There was a possibility of flooding. The people in flood zones, … Continue reading
The reliability hierarchy of expert opinion
There’s been a mild amount of angst on the internet in recent days over a couple of well known science communicators espousing nonsense on matters outside of their field. The first was Bill Nye, who made comments about philosophy that most … Continue reading
Posted in Society
Tagged Bill Nye, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Philosophy, Science
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The odd animosity toward ebooks
Someone called my attention to an Aeon article by Craig Mod describing his abandonment of digital books, returning to the traditional paper variety. From 2009 to 2013, every book I read, I read on a screen. And then I stopped. … Continue reading
Posted in Society, Writing
Tagged Amazon, Book, ebooks, Fiction, Future, indie publishing, Kindle, Literature, novels, Self Publishing, writing
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Sex laws over the millenia
Last week I listened to an episode of Fresh Air on NPR, where Terry Gross interviewed Eric Berkowitz on his new book, ‘The Boundaries of Desire‘, about sex laws over the last century. But what interested me more in the interview was … Continue reading
Posted in Society
Tagged adultery laws, ancient sex laws, Anthropology, Culture, Eric Berkowitz, History, Law, LGBT, sex, sex laws
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Great decisions by the court; now a caution
It’s been a good week for liberals. The Supreme Court once again, in dismissing a ludicrous lawsuit, decided not to tank Obamacare, and in a historic decision, recognized the right of same sex couples to marry. By any measure, the … Continue reading
Posted in Society
Tagged conservatives, election, liberals, Politics, President, Senate, Supreme Court, voting
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