Category Archives: Propaganda

Reality and sanity (or) Tuesday morning coffee

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

Let’s start with one of the sanest things you will read about how to handle a recession. “True Lessons of the Recovery” by Raghuram Rajan in Foreign Affairs. H/T Greg Mankiw Juxtapose some of Rajan’s comments about excessive(?) CEO compensation … Continue reading →

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Disunity with a chaser of derision (or) Morning coffee

Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin

Things are not looking good in the “we thought this would put all that behind us” department. I have avoided saying anything about the so-called Trayvon Martin or George Zimmerman case. Because quite frankly we shouldn’t be talking about it. … Continue reading →

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They have no principles (or) Tuesday afternoon coffee

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

Been pretty busy lately – pretty much working 6 days/week from morning to night. Not complaining. Just explaining. But I should at least list some of the interesting posts/articles I read each day. Of course nearly everything by James Taranto … Continue reading →

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Falling prey to propaganda (or) Afternoon coffee

Posted on June 15, 2011 by admin

When enough media outlets pound us enough with the message that someone is odious or venal or stupid one starts to believe the propaganda. “Oh man sure hope Michele Bachmann does not become the Republican presidential candidate because she’s crazy … Continue reading →

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Nonsense and solipsism (or) Morning coffee

Posted on April 29, 2011 by admin

Even if we disagree with an idea – even find it repellent – we must try to understand it on its own terms. In other words understand it as the person who holds that idea understands it. Otherwise we are … Continue reading →

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Are people seeing it? (or) Morning coffee

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin

I was impressed by the astute observations Andrew Malcolm of the Los Angeles Times makes in his recent article “The increasingly odd political optics of Barack Obama”. The former state senator may, in fact, be slaving away on 18-hour policy … Continue reading →

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Taking back some of my earlier praise for the president

Posted on January 23, 2011 by admin

The more one thinks about it the more troubling it becomes. The speech President Obama gave in Tucson Arizone was excellent. But that is not the same as praising the person who gave it. Conservative reaction to the speech has … Continue reading →

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The Lucy Fallacy (or) The mental contortions some employ to condemn Juan Williams along with millions of others

Posted on October 26, 2010 by admin

The Lucy Fallacy. In The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis the youngest Pevensie child finds her way into the magical world of Narnia through the back of an old wardrobe. After she returns to this … Continue reading →

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Juan Williams and the Europeanization of America (or) Afternoon diet cola

Posted on October 25, 2010 by admin

I am not going to drink coffee at 4:38 p.m. Yeah yeah am supposed to stay away from political topics. But two words. Juan Williams. I have listened to National Public Radio for years. Like it most of the time. … Continue reading →

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Smaller government and why entropy does not disprove evolutionary theory

Posted on October 1, 2010 by admin

Came across a Los Angeles Times article criticizing a Tea Party coloring book for kids. Fair enough. More interesting are the comments. Most take issue with the criticisms. Only a few take issue with the Tea Party movement and/or the … Continue reading →

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