Richard Dawkins’ book “The God Delusion” is setting the fires of controversy wherever it’s even talked about. Why on earth would I want to set that fire myself? Don’t I have any sense?!
Posts tagged 'war'
Stan in Japan: Chapter VII
20061120Mon
Yep, I’m in Japan. Watch the video podcast for the full details.
The Storyteller Generation Gap
20060825Fri
It was not poor planning, but rather mutual ignorance, that led to the simultaneous scheduling of the Commonwealth Club‘s lecture by Geoff Nunberg and the smartMeme reportback on the STORY project. Only because they offered such a chance to rub elbows with intelligent people did I break a sweat running through the streets in order to attend both. I’m glad I did. I don’t think anyone else noticed that the two were talking about exactly the same things.
When the going gets tough, the tough go Green
20060802Wed
It would be a great story if Senator Rick Santorum took his family to see An Inconvenient Truth and left the theater realizing that his Grand Old Party was defecating all over the world he was planning on leaving to his children, invoking in him a profound shift of character which culminated in his full endorsement of the local Green Party. The truth is profoundly shiftier.
Fast as you can
20060728Fri
There have been lots of efforts by peace activists to bring the troops home. Marches, concerts, and civil disobedience have all fallen on deaf ears. When I participated in the Troops Home Fast, my low expectations were blown away. Not only has it made a difference politically, but I’ve learned a lot about my own “internal politics”.