This is the third entry of a short series offering empirical criteria for judging Presidents, rather than cherry-picking data to reinforce an ideological bias. The first two entries focused mainly on economics, an area where I would not expect much difference between Presidential administrations. Since the seventies certain trends have occurred regardless of who was [...]
Office talk the other day centered around Obama’s inaugaration. Since my “office” is a nonprofit conservation group, it’s fairly safe to say they are Obama supporters, particularly encouraged by Obama’s promise to bolster EPA funding. As I have reported here on The Middle Class Forum I voted for Obama as well but, being an overall [...]
Inuits have multiple words for ice and snow; the Yamanas from the Amazon have none. What individuals experience determines the social meanings they will construct. Thus embedding an Inuit (or American) into Yamana culture will lead to communication problems even if they otherwise speak the same language. This is a metaphor for how I felt [...]
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