by Ken JP Stuczynski | Nov 13, 2012 | Politics & Law
This TED Talk shows how perceived authority can be replaced with egalitarianism through transparency, and the Internet as a tool for inquiry. Interestingly, the system praised in this lecture, Alaveteli, is not available for citizens of the United States. We are...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Nov 7, 2012 | Politics & Law, Society & Culture
For Wildcard Wednesday, here’s my take on the election results. I most certainly wasn’t rooting for Romney, but was kinda hoping to out Obama. Why? Because — as I explained to my wife, causing her to snort her beverage while out at lunch today...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Nov 6, 2012 | Politics & Law, Society & Culture
This brilliant TED Talk explains the intrinsic value of democracy in spite of undelivered promises, how localization trumps federalization in importance, and a call for politicians and people to allow for trust toward each other.
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Nov 2, 2012 | Politics & Law
It’s worse than I thought. In news from North Carolina, mentally handicapped people are once again being herded to the polls by unscrupulous campaign workers, with a parent of one infirmed person saying “She didn’t even know there’s two...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Oct 30, 2012 | Education, Politics & Law, Society & Culture
This TED Talk’s name, “Picking apart the puzzle of racism in elections” is not so much about racism as a factor in elections, but using the 2008 election as a means to discover if racism was predictable, and therefore could be planned against. The...
by Barry Fagin | Oct 29, 2012 | Business & Economics, Politics & Law, Society & Culture
{Originally in the Colorado Springs Gazette, 2-19-09} I live in a country where the President wants to spend billions of dollars to stimulate the economy. He and his party believe this will create jobs, protect the poor, and help get the country out of a grave...
