The Problem: Dropping Civic Participation We live in a democracy that faces decreasing participation on a dramatic scale. In many respects, because of our republican form of government, the only real opportunity we have to engage in public decision-making is during periodic elections. With so little control and distanced from the decision-making process, from […]
A Balanced Budget Amendment? Enter Sen. Mike Lee from Utah…
April 22, 2011 by
Mike Lee on the Balanced Budget Amendment. What’s your take?
Language we use: “You Are What You Speak”
April 21, 2011 by
One of the first warnings I received in law school was to not pick over the language and grammar of ‘mere mortals.’ In other words, non-lawyers. It won’t win you friends, they said. Nor will it endear you to your spouse. Sure enough, it didn’t take a month before I caught myself saying something to my wife […]
Mitt Romney has an Onion problem.
April 21, 2011 by
Mitt Romney, candidate for President, is often accused of having a “healthcare” problem. The latest media outlet to question his healthcare policies while he was governor of Massachusetts is the Onion. In an interview there, he said he was sorry. “Every day I am haunted by the fact that I gave impoverished Massachusetts citizens a […]
The Bombay House: All sorts of win.
April 12, 2011 by
There are a good sampling of Indian cuisine restaurants in Salt Lake City, and I’ve sampled several of them. Ali Baba provides good portions and a quick, lunch-time stop. Himalayan Kitchen has a great site downtown and serves excellent food. But the one place I return to again and again, and will continue to haunt […]
Boys will be boys…
April 11, 2011 by
Boys will be boys, and girls will be girls. At least that’s what advertising executives in the toy industry are hoping. I like to see information presented visually. Today, I ran across a visualization that presents, in a word cloud, the phrases and words used to advertise to children, separated by the gender they are […]
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