Policy As A Crutch: ACLU and Past Performance as Predictor
Martin Luther King is quoted as saying ” An unjust law is no law at all.”, this is a particularly relevant idea given the…
Conversation Pieces
A Lot Of Truth Is Said In Gest(ures)
Imagine you are driving down a busy city street, (not very difficult if you live in Los Angeles). You are trying to pass into…
Heuristics: Shortcuts, Common Sense, and Profiling
These days we are bombarded by so much information that we literally can’t. We can’t consume it all, we can’t even derive meaning from all…
Broken Trust = Broken Faith
There is a lot of stigma surrounding religion in some circles. It is some times described as oppressive and homogenizing. Criticisms about traditions of various…
Robert Kennedy Asks That We Remain Critical
Today we celebrate the birth of the United States, and while that is cause for rejoice, it is important to remember that we should…
DOGMA: Loyalty, Commitment, Addiction
I love the Rocky franchise because in every film the lead character has to bear down and plan his feet firmly into the idea…
Human Compromise: A Society Of Anarchy
The passionate anarchist who screams “Down with the system.” while throwing a molotov cocktail at a riot control officer believes that he is calling…
Day Dreaming Is Work
This is that blog post that takes the creative process to the extreme. It’s the one that you show your boss and use it…
Nihilism: Subjectivity, Meaning, Merit
Any number of things can call in to question our every thing. It can be as simple as a series of rejections that force…
Rejection Removes Distraction
Odds are, if you are visiting this website you were not sitting at the “popular” table in Jr. High School or High School. At…