On Wisdom
“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
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"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
View ArticleOn Caleb Howe vs. Roger Ebert
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...
View ArticleNarcissism of Cosmic Proportions
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...
View ArticleOn voting (and flushing)
"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...
View ArticleThe Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College
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...
View ArticleFrom "Logos" to "Mythos" in America?
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-imposed...
View ArticleUpdates Fall 2010
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...
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