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Insignificant Wranglings
Category Archives: politics
Jon Stewart on Fox News
I discovered this at the Blogora this morning, and posted it to Facebook already. But I do have a few friends, well at least one, who resist the siren song of Facebook. So here’s the video clip with my short, … Continue reading
Santos on Hall on Kanye, Wilson, America, and Television
While I agree with Michael Hale’s general critique that Americans pay more attention to “artificial” dramas–be it Wilson’s outburst on the floor of Congress or Kanye’s usurpation of Taylor Swift’s moment, I resist his implication that such attention can be … Continue reading
Not All Things Are Equally True
I’ve had a few posts up recently regarding healthcare reform, most recently T.R. Reid’s 5 myths regarding international approaches to healthcare. Casey recently pointed me towards Ann Coulter’s echo of Reid’s piece, writing that he found it quite convincing. I … Continue reading
4:37 Worth Your Time
Granted, it might be because our daughter is undergoing ridiculously expensive medical treatments, or that, over the last year, my wife and I have seen first hand how insurance companies and hospitals work over err… with…err… people. But watch this: … Continue reading
This is Not OK
I saw this late-night on an infomercial. Apparently, it was pulled from stores back in April after a bit of controversy. Now they must figure that the kind of people watching a midnight re-run of Monk won’t be as politically … Continue reading
Posted in obama, politics, television, this-is-not-ok
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Clinton on Johnson is Really about Rhetoric
Stephen Johnson has a neat post today on Bill Clinton’s reaction to The Invention of Air. I haven’t had a chance to read this one yet, but I am looking forward to it this summer. Anyways, in his praise for … Continue reading
Posted in books, complexity, obama, politics, rhetoric, stevenjohnson
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Help Support Net Neutrality
I posted this to Facebook yesterday, and a few people have passed it on. Time Warner, a large ISP, is making a serious political and legal effort to counter net neutrality. I am presuming they are attempting this early in … Continue reading
Posted in internet, net-neutrality, politics, rhetoric, technology
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Hearing what the Presidents Don’t Say
Recently I have become enamored with the feed over at FlowingData, a collection of quality visualization projects. Today has several offerings, but I am most interested in Descry’s project “Their First Words,” which provides a searchable database of all inauguration … Continue reading
Posted in gay-rights, politics, rhetoric
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Since Everyone is Talking about the Super Bowl, I’ll write about Baseball
I just read a story over at MLB.com on baseball economics this year. While some high profile players have received big deals, many major leaguers are feeling the pinch of our struggling economy. Some big names have settled for small … Continue reading
We Might Overcome, Maybe, If We Really Work at It
As I wrote over at Black Masks the other day, all of the Obama love has my deconstructive sense tingling. I think I’ll let Ill Doctrine offer my hesitation: The work is never finished. This theme has been rearing its … Continue reading
Posted in politics, politics. theory-in-practice, rhetoric
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