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Chip

Awesome piece for Tracy Downer. I too took the buyout Summer 2008 after 11 years in auto advertising. Thanks Jeff!
Joseph Alderfer

Several years ago I read a review of Alan Wolfe’s “The Future of Liberalism.” Here is his definition of what it means to be a liberal and why I personally subscribe to this philosophical way of seeing the world:

“To be a liberal is to be optimistic about human purpose and potential, open to new ideas and strongly in favor of individual choice. Liberals are inclined to include rather than to exclude, to accept rather than to censor, to respect rather than to stigmatize, to welcome rather than reject.” Other tenants Wolfe subscribes to liberals are, “…that they see enormous social costs in inequality and value means over ends, procedure over passion, constitutional legitimacy over executive privilege.”

I know you are but what am I?

A friend sent me a video compilation of the 100 best movie insults. I enjoyed watching all of them but they all fell flat when compared to a few I have had the pleasure to hear personally. There are several types of insults, both intended and unintended. An insult can be delivered in anger, disguised in humor, masked as love and caring, or just thrown out like a fast ball. The preferred delivery is as personal as your fingerprints, formed from observing insulting in action or from being a target of masterful insults. All of these delivery methods have advantages Read on →

A Strategy for Democrats in Very Red Districts

There are many congressional districts where Democrats have nearly zero chance of winning anytime soon. The recent victory of the disgraced Mark Sanford in a South Carolina congressional race shows how safe a Republican seat can be. The difficulty of winning these seats, paradoxically, presents an important opportunity for Democrats. In the short run, the political battle in America is over who will hold the offices where laws get made. In the long run, the battle is over shaping the public consciousness that determines to whom the people will give power. For the latter purpose, Democrats in very red districts can make an Read on →

Many state school systems shortchange students in education

"Nothing but the best for our students." "Education is key to the future." "Our students must compete with the brightest in China." You've heard remarks like this before, often from educators and elected officials. But the reality is far different from these remarks. We've found that a majority of the counties in Georgia provide less than the state-mandated 180 days of instruction for their county students. Can you imagine that you could provide "nothing but the best" by shortchanging the number of days students are in school? It's happening. Take a look at the adjacent map. The orange counties are providing 180 days of instruction. Read on →

Machine Madness and Big Al Gore

Let's think about PRISM. The problem isn’t that someone is going to be listening to your telephone conversations or looking at your telephone records. They may well do so, no matter what the President says. Indeed, they will be because that is the nature of human curiosity. However, that is not the problem. The problem is the machine that is PRISM will be looking at every telephone call you make and every email address you send something to or receive something from. Likewise, the machine will take note of every web site you visit, and, if you have a blog or we Read on →

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