Journal: Lost in the White House–What Might be Best for America….
In this thoughtful piece, Bob Burnett uses the word progressive, with which I don¹t disagree. But from another vantage, I see him articulating a transpartisan message that Jim Turner and Lawry Chickering put forward in their seminal book Voice of the People: the Transpartisan Imperative in American Life and that Bruce Shuman describes in The …
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Journal: Wikileaks vs. Empire, Karzai Catch & Release
WikiLeaks vs. Empire Why is this drama important? Not because of “life-threatening” leaks, as claimed by the establishment, but because the closed doors of power need to be open to public review. We live increasingly in an Age of Secrecy, as described by Garry Wills in Bomb Power, among recent books. It has become the …
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Reference: USA in Denial Over Reality
Policy Priorities for Versailles on the Potomac: Let Them Eat Cake. Chuck The New York Times November 19, 2010 Hiding From Reality By BOB HERBERT However you want to define the American dream, there is not much of it that’s left anymore. Wherever you choose to look — at the economy and jobs, the public …
Review (Guest): Linchpin–Are You Indispensable?
Amazon Exclusive: Hugh MacLeod Reviews Linchpin Hugh MacLeod is an artist, cartoonist, and Web 2.0 pundit whose blog, gapingvoid.com, has two million unique monthly visitors. His first book, Ignore Everybody, was an Amazon Top Ten Business Book of the Year and a Wall Street Journal bestseller. Read his exclusive Amazon guest review of Linchpin: This …
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Review: The World Is Open–How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education
6 STAR Wake Up Call for All Educators August 19, 2010 Curtis J. Bonk UPDATE 21 Aug 2010 to add two graphics. I’ve seen educators struggle to herd their faculty cats, hire staff under industrial-era rules, and strive to accommodate students that know more than their professors about anything outside the “teach to test” topic. …
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Journal: Deep Insights into Failure of US Intelligence
Dot, Dot, Dot . . . March 10, 2010 In his new book The Watchers, (Penguin Press, 2010), Shane Harris chronicles what he calls “the rise of America’s surveillance state,” a process he’s been following since he was a reporter and technology editor at Government Executive from 2001 to 2005. It’s a story with all …
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