by natecooper | Sep 12, 2008 | cities, culture, politics, technology
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...
by natecooper | Sep 9, 2008 | cities, culture, politics
Found this story on Digg US Is “More Communist than China”: Jim Rogers – Financials Europe News Story – CNBC.com. Very poignant discussion if brief on the Mortgage crisis. “This is madness, this is insanity, they have more than doubled...
by natecooper | Aug 25, 2008 | cool, culture, politics
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...
by natecooper | Aug 11, 2008 | culture, politics, Science
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...
by natecooper | Jul 19, 2008 | cool, culture, movie reviews, politics
Review of Cradle Will Rock Itâs been some time since Iâve seen Cradle Will Rock [IMDB link] but surprisingly Iâm still finding new things in it. Itâs like a strong cup of coffee, well-brewed and with varying textures and flavors. Most of these tinge of...
by natecooper | Jul 4, 2008 | culture, media, politics, television
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...