admin on March 24th, 2009

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 [...]

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admin on March 22nd, 2009

I hope your first reaction to that title is one of dismay.  Am I turning into one of those think tanks or news talk hosts I criticize by passing judgments after only two months of data?  Am I trying to brainwash you into my way of thinking with some hyperbole not backed by empirical evidence? [...]

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admin on January 26th, 2009

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 [...]

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admin on December 3rd, 2008

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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