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Who
are the Arms Dealers in America's War on Education?
Education is the single most critical factor in a culture's
hopes for the future. Sadly, our power elites have launched
an all-out assault on the only real competitive advantage
America has in the world.
An
Evening in the Presence of Bob
Take your victory in the 100-yard dash of life gracefully.
And quietly. You have nothing to teach those of us who've
actually earned what we have.
What
a Difference a Century Makes
A lot has changed since 1905. Here are some examples.
Reporter
Malpractice, Texas Hold-em & the Plame Game
Reporters are obligated to the truth, and allowing themselves
to be pimped by those who would use them as tools against
the truth is a crime against the profession and the society
it serves. Protecting that which you are bound to expose is
malpractice.
Fear,
Loathing, and Great Reporting
An Editor & Publisher op/ed: Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
is most remembered for over-the-top writings and personality.
But it's worth remembering that he was also a damned fine
reporter, with a gift for details and one of the best crap
detectors in history.
My
Mid-Life Crisis
Even somebody who has struggled as mightily against the tides
of age and convention as I have probably has to admit that
by the time you hit 45 you should have decided what you want
to be when you grow up. There is so much to love about what
I do for a living, but there is also the soul-numbing fact
that I have apparently chosen a cold and forbidding path through
a land that can’t decide whether it hates my kind or simply
doesn’t care.
Blogging
USA: Thinkworld vs. Shoutworld
An
editorial I wrote for Editor & Publisher: "High
hopes for the watchdogs in the blogosphere during Campaign
2004 were only partly realized, as consumers strapped on their
blinders and hung a fast left or right, looking for a witty
putdown they might agree with."
The
Truth About the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth
The
real story of the SBVT, and what it tells us about
George W. Bush.
Daytrip
Q:
If your fairy godmother appeared and offered to send you on
a trip to any place humans have ever been at any moment that
has occurred in your lifetime, what moment would you choose?
Baptists
Are Like Cats: Some Stray Thoughts on the Psychology of the
"Born Again"
There
are two kinds of Christians: those who were born and raised
in the church, and those who converted later in life. Needless
to say, this has implications.
Postmoderism
is Dead —
Now
What: Distributed Culture and the Rise of the Network Age
The next big thing has been sneaking up on
us like a rhino in tap shoes for some time. If we think about
our lives here in the early moments of the 3rd Millennium,
we can probably see any number of ways in which we're part
of an emerging networked social order, and the network itself
serves as the best metaphor I can think of for where we are
and where we're going now that the big deconstruction is behind
us.
The
Real Reason Soccer Isn't Bigger in the US (and a
Realistic Explanation of How That Could All Change Some Day)
Finally, the truth about soccer in America.
Columbine
and the Power of Symbols
My tribe grieves, too.
Columbine
and the Radical Tradition in America
Were Harris and Klebold the contemporary version of '60s
radicals like Hoffman and Rubin?
Everybody's
Wrong: Some Thoughts on the Boulder Riots of 1997
I was there when students ran amok in Ames in 1988, too.
Looking
at a Small Picture: Death of a Statistic
An editorial I wrote for my hometown paper after an acquaintance
was murdered.
Nostrasamus
Prophesies the 21st Century
Technology, heavy weather, sports...
42:
A Tribute to Jackie Robinson
Major League Baseball gets one right.
Sam
Gives Optimism a Try
There's good news and bad news...
Psychological
Testing and Enlightenment Therapy for John Rocker
MLB may not be as stupid as it looks.
Sport,
Education, and Hypocrisy
Some thoughts on "student-athletes" turning pro
early - I started this argument without even knowing it when
some of my comments got posted on a board I didn't know existed...
Why
I Voted For Pat Buchanan
Trust me, it's not what you might think.
Memphis,
Tennessee: Mythbuilding by the American Nile
You'd be amazed how much fun the Bluff City can be --
even if you don't go to Graceland.
FCC
Lifts Radio Taboo
Have you noticed how badly radio sucks lately? It started
a few years back...
Scatterlings
of the Metrocene
Thoughts on technology, education, and the future of media
culture. Co-authored by Dr. Jim Booth.
"The
Fly" on the Stage: Readings and Misreadings of the "New" U2
It doesn't matter how obvious you make things, some folks
just refuse to get it.
The
Long View: Enlightenment Ideologies of Science and Technology
and the Internet Debate
The future will be like the past, only moreso.
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