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When the God Squad Loses

justabovesunset wrote 1 week ago: Let’s stipulate that those who are religious take their religion seriously. Why else would the … more →

Tags: America Ungovernable, Church and State, Religion and Politics, Calls for Civil War, Calls for Obama's Assassination, Calls for Obama's Death, Christian Hate, Colburn Prays for Byrd's Death, filibuster

The need for a sock drawer

todaysdrama wrote 3 weeks ago: What I am about to say is obvious: all attempts at bringing order to our universe are designed to re … more →

Tags: Individual Responsibility, drama in life, role behavior, polarized politics

The Rules of the Game

todaysdrama wrote 1 month ago: Imagine if you will the  coaches of championship Rugby, Soccer, and Football teams ignorant of the r … more →

Tags: Individual Responsibility, drama in life, Social Psychology, group dynamics, polarized politics, media mavins

Thursday, 11/12/09, Public Square71 comments

fnord wrote 1 month ago: Are many of us expecting too much too quickly? Some days I think the many complaints we hear just mi … more →

Tags: The Public Square, Progressives, populists, Blogging, Communicate, Discuss, Free Thinking, Common Man, Cooperation

Top Chef Approach to Debating Health Care Reform

right2left wrote 1 month ago: “Do you favor health care reform?” Asked this question, confidence-levels are pretty high that many … more →

Tags: Current Events, Commentary, Health Care Debate, Politics

Barkeep Diplomacy; Introducing Jack

right2left wrote 2 months ago: Elect Jack The Bartender in the Florida 8th Is it more embarrassing that Florida Congressman Alan Gr … more →

Tags: Current Events, Commentary, Opinion

When Lost in Ignorance

todaysdrama wrote 2 months ago: I have heard the quote: “When lost in ignorance, man makes himself the measure of all things … more →

Tags: Individual Responsibility, drama in life, Individual Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology, loneliness, group dynamics, Dialogue, Collaboration

Questionable Comparisons: Close the Book on the Olympic Talk!

right2left wrote 2 months ago: There has been significant ado over the last couple of weeks concerning Chicago’s failure to secure … more →

Tags: Current Events, Commentary, media, Politics

On Rudeness: My Article in "The Mike"

uranowski wrote 2 months ago: Here is a piece I wrote for “The Mike” (St. Michael’s College’s Student News … more →

Tags: UTnews, Canadian Politics, šmc, John Baird, The Mike, rudeness

Keeping it Negative

Democratic Thinker wrote 3 months ago: The Wellcome Trust funded a study, which appears in this month’s journal Emotion, addressing t … more →

Tags: Politics, Science News, social sciences, Natural Sciences, Herding the Masses, Negative stereotyping

Our National Loss of Civility

Sr. Kathryn wrote 3 months ago: Rich Nathan on God’s Politics blog gave us a wonderful insight into the nature of our public d … more →

Tags: Community, Disagreements, Families, humility, Politics, respect

Want to Improve Democracy? Try Design Thinking | Fast Company

wbpllc wrote 3 months ago: Better ballot design could have changed the results of the 2000 election. A better design for inform … more →

Tags: News and Views, Debate, Public Policy, democracy

Rebellion For or Rebellion Against? The Republican Party Puts America on the Knife Edge2 comments

David Waggoner wrote 3 months ago: The knife edge between the rhetoric of rebellion and inciting rebellion is sharp, ragged,  and stain … more →

Tags: Barack Obama, Constitutional Rights, Extreme Thinkover, Gun rights, Political Commentary, Republicans, Congress, Declaration of Independence, deficits

What Joe, Serena, and Kanye had to learn

The Center for Global Leadership wrote 3 months ago: From the left or the right, we need to engage in healthy, spirited, and robust debate. That debate i … more →

Tags: global cohesion, Conflict Resolution, Politics, Accountability, Martin Fox, Center for global leadership, be the change today, lead globally, leadglobally.org

Outburst Over Immigrant Health1 comment

Matthew Webster wrote 3 months ago: Wednesday night at Obama’s speech, several shameful acts occurred.  Rep. Louie Gohmert from Te … more →

Tags: Border, CNN, Dick Durbin, Healthcare, Immigration, Jim Clyburn, Joe Wilson, John McCain, Larry King

Sue-Ann Levy is a big part of the problem

uranowski wrote 3 months ago: Sue-Ann Levy is an ignorant fascist with dinosaur-brain and a heart smaller than the Grinch’s. … more →

Tags: Canadian Politics, The Environment, Ontario, Social Media, Toronto, Sue-Ann Levy, St Pauls

The Remark Heard Round the World

Dindy wrote 3 months ago: “You lie!” Two words. Two small words. A challenge to be sure. An insult. And in utterin … more →

Tags: Politics, Obama. politics, obama, Speech, President, Barack Obama, Health Care, civility, Joe Wilson

Intensity as Truth1 comment

justabovesunset wrote 3 months ago: Like Gaul, all political writing can be divided into three parts. No, not the Belgae in the north (p … more →

Tags: Political Posturing, Political Theory, Attack Politics, Political Metadata, Political Science, Politics as Theater, Intensity as Truth, joe klein, finger-bitten-off

Infomercials: a diet for disaster

todaysdrama wrote 4 months ago: The written word provides its own authority. We learn that in school, a tradition handed down from t … more →

Tags: Individual Responsibility, Drama, group dynamics, polarized politics, Education


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