Molly Ivins has passed away. We’ve lost one of the sharpest voices in political journalism, an erudite and empassioned observer. The CNN report is here. I’ve followed Molly’s words on and off for the better part of two decades and I have found her cool judgment and sound reasoning cause…
Here's today's headline from MSNBC today: U.S.-Iran tensions could trigger accidental war Here's what is going on, according to this article: Citing Iranian involvement with Iraqi militias and Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, the Bush administration has shifted to offense in its confrontation with Iran — building up the U.S. military in…
Here’s a compelling article by Daniel Kahneman and Jonathan Renshon. Kahneman is famous for identifying numerous human heuristics and biases in the lab. He received a Nobel prize in economics based on his decades of inspiring work. Renshon is a Harvard doctoral student. In this article, the authors note that many built-in…
If you’ve been following this blog for the past few weeks, you know that I attended the National Conference for Media Reform in Memphis Tennessee (Jan 12-14). The conference, sponsored by Free Press, drew more than 3,500 participants. Free Press offered a reduced admission fee to those who agreed to…
If you couldn't make it to Washington, DC, many local communities sponsored their own anti-war protests today. The one I attended was sponsored by the St. Louis Instead of War Coalition. The sponsors assembled the several hundred participants into groups to be photographed, those photos to be delivered to new Missouri…