Two part article on the Guardian about how the influx of diverse peoples into the homogenous culture in Britian has resulted in a “progrssive dilmena” It was the Conservative [British] politician David Willetts who drew my attention to the “progressive dilemma”. Speaking at a roundtable on welfare reform, he said: “The basis on which you […]
Interesting reading. Tom Peters posted 16 observations about outsourcing and the new global economy. His conclusion: we need to train many, many more creative, risk-taking entrepreneurs. That will require a massive shift in how we educate our youth. The only reliable indicator of whether you will be an entrepreneur: you are the son or daughter […]
Must have been a slow news day. Good for you TV 8; nothing like bringing more shame and negative press to the area. Link
This article from the O’Reilly Network is a nice, short read why Ralph Nadar’s run for President is more important than a Democrat winning the election. I find it both amazing and unsurprising that the number one response to Nader’s entry is not about his ideas and whether they’re any good. It’s about how his […]
The importance of cynicism is not just that it’s true. It’s that recognising human selfishness gives us a chance to do something about it. Link
I knew about the caste system in India, but I had no idea it was so depraved. And still in action. A Christian Science Monitor story details the Balmikis, or scavengers, who subsist by carrying away, by hand, the body waste of higher castes. From the story: “It is one of the astounding contradictions of […]
Does anyone else find this sad? Not in a nostalgic way, but the fact that as a society we’re so lazy/uneducated/litigious that NYC found it necessary to remove all worded instructions from intersections? Link
“It’s a marvelous demonstration by liberals, if you will, of censorship. Now mind you, running for political office is every American’s right. Running for political office means free-speech exercise; it means exercising the right of petition, the right of assembly. … To say `Do not run’ to anybody is to say, `Do not speak. Do […]
Who was the poor soul that proposed this project; build a tunnel underneath Stonehenge. Coming soon, the Grand Canyon overpass. Bonus points for anyone who gets the reference in the title. Link
The Freep (our favorite Detroit Free Press) has busted the Detroit 2006 Super Bowl committee for doctoring a photo of downtown in their ad. “Doctoring” is a nice term, considering the that they not only added lights to buildings that are abandoned, they actually put roofs back on collapsing buildings. Check out the comparison PDF. […]