Today and Thursday I’ll give a point-counterpoint on the relevancy and importance of states in the modern era. (Note: Part two is now online as “Why States Matter” ). Obviously states aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, but a number of folks have suggested that state’s aren’t just obsolete, they are downright pernicious in their effects on local economies.
Jul
21
2011
Jul
10
2011
Jul
09
2011
Jul
07
2011
Wow. I’m so blessed not to have to climb to the top of any super-tall towers like this every day (or ever). I got a little nervous/queasy just watching from his helmet cam…
Jul
06
2011
[I]gnorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.
Charles Darwin (via bluepojo)
Jul
06
2011
Jun
05
2011
Surprising video about (the lack of) sexual discrimination in a diner in a small conservative town in Texas. When the waitress bashes on a gay couple with their children at the diner, locals come to the couple’s rescue. In comparison, in liberal New York, “out of 100 bystanders, less than a dozen spoke up [for the gay couple]. In Texas, out of 53 bystanders, 24 voiced their support, almost half.”
Favorite quote: ”silence is one of the failures of people today—that when people see an injustice or an intolerance, they stay silent. That’s the worst thing”
I think the difference is in the culture itself. In the rural South, people are generally more willing to talk to “strangers” and get to know them. I guess this is seeing people as people, rather than just passerby. So, yes, while we’ve been “behind” the times for so long, maybe our slower “evolution,” long considered a weakness, is also a strength. We’re not as self-isolated from the world around us.
May
29
2011
May
22
2011
Just cool. :)
May
15
2011
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