Taking notes along the way
A 4th of July post, courtesy of Charles Pierce: There are things we all own together. That’s what the park taught me, although I was too busy pulling Pampers out of trees to notice it at the time. I came out here again because I needed to be reminded of that because it’s almost the Read More …
Another good column/Q&A about introversion, by author Susan Cain. The most surprising thing that Cain discovered? The most surprising and fascinating thing I learned is that there are “introverts” and “extroverts” throughout the animal kingdom – all the way down to the level of fruit flies! Evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson speculates that the two Read More …
Gates Foundation works to influence education laws through big grant to ALEC. Yes, the Gates Foundation has done a number of good things. But as the article states: [T]he very nature of philanthropic giving has significantly changed in recent years. A handful of wealthy individuals and families control a large amount of this country’s wealth, and Read More …