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In 2000, the Yale Law Journal published a fascinating article by Cass R. Sunstein titled “Deliberative Trouble? Why Groups Go... (More...)
In 2000, the Yale Law Journal published a fascinating article by Cass R. Sunstein titled “Deliberative Trouble? Why Groups Go... (More...)
The “American novelists” category on Wikipedia is apparently theoretically supposed to be just a list of subcategories, but it currently... (More...)
I've been meaning for a long time to write something coherent about some of the stuff I've been reading about... (More...)
I read only an excerpt from David Brin's 1998 nonfiction book The Transparent Society, but the gist of its argument... (More...)
Good stuff from Mary Anne about how to leave room for a polite no when flirting or otherwise expressing interest... (More...)
I get spam now and then from the IGN Games website. I think I tried to unsubscribe at some point... (More...)
Back in 2009, Liz H pointed to an essay that I liked: “Oppression,” by Marilyn Frye, from Frye's 1983 book... (More...)
Sometimes around this time of year, we need a little hope to carry us through to brighter days. Here are... (More...)
In the version of “Talking Union” that's on Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits, Seeger explains the origin of the song. I... (More...)
Here are the organizations I'm donating to in 2010. (I had this all set to post a week or two... (More...)
I've seen surprisingly little in the news about the floods in Pakistan. Granted, I've been mostly not reading the news... (More...)
Back in January, my finances were not in good enough shape to donate to the Haiti earthquake relief efforts. There... (More...)
A few weeks ago, I got a bunch of calls on my land line whose caller ID identified them as... (More...)
I forget who linked to this recently: a clip of Conan O'Brien talking to Louis C.K., in which LCK points... (More...)
I've been thinking for a long time about some stuff I want to write about trying to be a good... (More...)
An AP article suggests that many small US nonprofits that make under $25,000 a year could (at least temporarily) lose... (More...)
I read through all of the awesome women proclaiming their awesomeness thread yesterday (having previously only looked at a couple... (More...)
Karen H posted a great entry recently in which she invited women to post about their awesomeness. She writes: Too... (More...)
Just heard Bernice Johnson Reagon on NPR, talking about, among other things, her experience (as part of the Civil Rights... (More...)
Things in Haiti continue to sound hellish. I'd heard about the really big aftershock on Wednesday (magnitude 5.9), but it... (More...)
Two items that give me some hope for humanity: Portland dry cleaner Plaza Cleaners offers free dry cleaning for unemployed... (More...)
Ari at Reading in Color blogs about the latest YA fantasy novel with a whitewashed cover. Yep, it's yet another... (More...)
Did most of my end-of-year donations in mid-December, but finished the last few in a mad scramble at the end... (More...)
Google has posted a page with info on some ways to support disaster relief in Haiti, including a couple of... (More...)
A few things that seem kind of related to me: HP's face-tracking webcam apparently doesn't detect black faces as faces.... (More...)
Two worthwhile pieces about torture: Former FBI agent Ali Soufan speaks up about the ineffectiveness of waterboarding and other related... (More...)
I've observed for a while now (or perhaps I should say "believed") that people generally tend to notice evidence that... (More...)
I just finished (most of) my end-of-year donations; here are the organizations I'm donating to. Almost all of this is... (More...)
For anyone who missed it, Mary Anne posted a very nice piece the other day about nationalism, homelands, and becoming... (More...)
Here's what I would like as a birthday present, from as many of you as are willing to participate: Be... (More...)
I just finished my end-of-year donations; here are the organizations I'm donating to. Much of this is repeated from two... (More...)
I really am on my way to bed, but wanted to post this before I forget: I heard today about... (More...)
At the end of Kriti, there was a music concert next door; I walked over with Mary Anne, but when... (More...)
These and the Bussard stuff in the previous entry seem to sort of fit into a general theme, something to... (More...)
I just finished my end-of-year donations; not quite as last-minute as usual. In case anyone's interested, here are some of... (More...)
I think most Americans are unaware of the existing limitations on freedom of speech. I used to think that freedom... (More...)