Changing Landscape of Military Force Lecture and Poster 7 Jan 2011 | 05:52 am

Hello, Bennington 16 Sep 2010 | 08:25 am

Updates Fall 2010 28 Aug 2010 | 07:30 am

I am now blogging at my version of a political blog at rhetoricsandheretics.com I am on the Board of Directors for the Open Forum Foundation in Washington D.C. I am on the Advisory Board for investi...

From "Logos" to "Mythos" in America? 17 Jun 2010 | 05:39 pm

From Jane Jacobs' 2005 Dark Age Ahead (I am reading now, highly recommended): Cultural xenophobia is a frequent sequel to a society's decline from cultural vigor. Someone has aptly called self-impose...

The Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College 13 Jun 2010 | 03:06 pm

I am pleased to announce that I have accepted an appointment as a Fellow at the Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College. Back in November, I was catching up on some highlig....

On voting (and flushing) 2 Jun 2010 | 02:35 am

"Our primary electoral act, voting, is rather like using a public toilet: we wait in line with a crowd in order to close ourselves up in a small compartment where we can relieve ourselves in solitude ...

Narcissism of Cosmic Proportions 23 May 2010 | 03:52 pm

From a genius comment on the Smithsonian's "The 10 Most Disturbing Scientific Discoveries" Let's say the universe exists within an infinite space. How far to the edge in any direction is it from the ...

On Caleb Howe vs. Roger Ebert 13 May 2010 | 05:08 pm

Esquire's Chris Jones writes an elegant response to the ugly flare up between Caleb Howe and Roger Ebert. Some people create. Some people make beautiful things. Some people inspire. Some people educa...

Quote of the Day 5 Mar 2010 | 06:39 pm

"You should never ignore the fact that fools and idiots can still get things right, once in a while, and most of the public are neither fools nor idiots." -Commenter RichardC on this

On Wisdom 13 Feb 2010 | 06:31 pm

“There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is imitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.” Confucius