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California High Speed Rail Blog

If this election year had found me in California and you happened to be within earshot you would already be sick of hearing me talk about this. But as an ex-patriate and defector I find myself just tracking from afar. In a democracy, however, it is important to spark...

Libertarian socialism – Wikipedia

I found this article Libertarian socialism Wikipedia [link] fairly engaging from the perspective of self-identification. I especially enjoyed this line in particular: ‘This is sometimes characterized as a desire to maximize “free creativity” in a...

Conservative Views of Atheism

Started reading this entry in conservapedia about Atheism [link]. It sort of boils the blood but at the same time there is something comforting about this contrarian view. Perhaps I’ll write more later but I certainly encourage you to...

Review of Cradle will Rock

Review of Cradle Will Rock It’s been some time since I’ve seen Cradle Will Rock [IMDB link] but surprisingly I’m still finding new things in it. It’s like a strong cup of coffee, well-brewed and with varying textures and flavors. Most of these tinge of...

The Obsolete Man

Just saw an interesting episode of the Twilight Zone; The Obsolete Man. Though it’s overtly a commentary on fascism it is all somehow relatable. I see myself in the little librarian played by Burgess Meredith. Not that I’m an avid reader (skipping of...