Part of what makes the combination of globalization and social networking so amazing is that it has the ability to connect previously unconnected groups of people. What was already socially organic in the real world, ie. a person meets someone and becomes involved with the groups and communities the person belongs to, and vice versa, … Continue reading
No, we’d much rather just complain As I noted previously, 80% of Americans don’t believe that the government can be successful. By and large, we Americans believe that the government is broken. Yet, we still maintain that America is the best country in the world. We don’t have nearly the best education system, nor healthcare … Continue reading
Down with transparency? According to a new McClatchy-Ipsos poll, 80% of Americans believe that government is broken — mainly because of fighting between the political parties and branches of the government. The poll found 33% blaming Republicans for a broken Washington and 27% blaming Democrats, with 2% blaming both parties, 5% unsure and 17% saying … Continue reading
And it somehow gave me direction Ah, my childhood. According to a Washington Post article entitled, “Aughts were a lost decade for the U.S. economy, workers”: The U.S. economy has expanded at a healthy clip for most of the last 70 years, but by a wide range of measures, it stagnated in the first decade … Continue reading
Like organic yogurt, bans on same-sex marriage have an expiration date. And I think they’re already beginning to smell. Continue reading
