Michael Bryan Corruption is the #1 key issue. A great many of our other problems can be seen as consequences of the fundamental corruption issue. For details, see section 1. There is a proverb that says: Pay attention to the thing you care about. That means we need to keep the corruption issue front-and-center. We need to … Read more
Let’s consider recent bill to fund Superstorm Sandy relief. Let’s look at the process that led to its passage. The vote in the House was: yea nay total Republicans 49 179 228 Democrats 192 1 193 total 241 180 421 This is a clear violation of the so-called Hastert rule, which says that the Speaker … Read more
posted by John Denker There is currently an effort to produce Next Generation Science Standards. This directly affects K-12 teachers and students, and indirectly affects everybody else. The 2nd draft standard is open for public comment until Jan. 29th. The standard is scheduled to be «released for adoption» in the next few months, i.e. «winter/spring … Read more
posted by John Denker In terms of what should matter, in the interest of good governance, you don’t want identity politics to be a significant factor. You want policy issues to dominate. In terms of what does matter, recent presidential elections are open to a not-entirely-cynical interpretation: Although identity politics played a role, it was … Read more
By Michael Bryan No matter what your beliefs, Christmas in America is a time for being with loved-ones and sharing the good things in life with friends, family, and even strangers. Despite the commercialism and crass marketing of the season, it is one of the few times in American life when we are encouraged to … Read more