I’m thinking about starting a religion. Seriously. It seems that only narratives about belief and faith get anywhere in this country these days. Facts are irrelevant — too pedestrian. Loud opinion is king, and my don’t we have plenty of it to go around? Not only do we like opinions, but we seem to relish [...]
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It’s Earth Day
So do something for the planet that we need, but that doesn’t need us. Put your politics aside for a day, and consider what would not only help the world, but would also help us. Check out Repower America. They want to Repower America with 100% clean electricity within 10 years. This goal means new [...]
A New Beginning
From President Barack Obama’s inaugural address: We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But [...]
I’m Back
Today was my first day back for the spring term. I didn’t have to teach today, only advise. I’ve always considered myself pretty poor at advising, but I had several students today — all of whom I think I was able to help. It seems like the only difficulty I really have at advising is [...]
Time to Be Serious
Yes, it is. As I’ve been saying, we need to address global warming in a radical way, and maybe Obama is the man to do it. We’ve ignored global warming for too long, doing nothing during the embarrassing administration of George W. Bush — perhaps making the problem worse by not ratifying Kyoto and putting [...]
Prop 8: The Musical
This video just points out the absurdity of Proposition 8 and ideologies that inform referenda like it. It reminds me of something the late, great George Carlin said (and I paraphrase poorly): right-wing anti-abortionists should be pro-gay. Who has less abortions than homosexuals?
Buy Less Crap
Join us in rejecting the ti(red) notion that shopping is a reasonable response to human suffering. The US makes up 5% of the world’s population, but we consume 25% of the world’s natural resources. Our prosperity creates a disparity in the rest of the world. We need to stop buying so much junk. When we [...]