I have limited Internet access right now. What are the good stories I should be reading?
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BooMan
Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.
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Obama’s first wildlife refuge, in the Kansas tallgrass prairie.
This is absolutely beautiful country. Once upon a time, my travels took me through the Flint Hills region quite often. It is definitely worth preserving.
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Go out in the yard & play with Finn.
I like the “Galactic-epic fail” story on TPM.
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/11/thats_the_story_galacticfail_edition.php?ref=fpblg
Lately, I’ve thought about the Right’s ability for “incestuous amplification.”
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Incestuous_amplification
What also particularly interests me lately is “hot cognition,” to be distinguished from “cold cognition” such as cognitive heuristics & biases. Explanations for Politico’s running with a story so egregiously false have to rely on cognitive processing that falls into the range beyond the slight distortions stemming from cognitive dissonance, etc. We can blame the credulity of low information voters but I tend to see a phenomenon like the Stabbed-in-the-back legend in which empirical reality matters little in belief formation.
I’ve been concerned that the deficit yakfest will consume so much focus that jobs and the recovery will fall by the wayside. Politically, I’m concerned that the Repubs will use it to do what they do best, distract Americans from the more important, urgent issues of the day. Economically, I’m concerned that a sudden (8 years too late) fiscal belt tightening is happening at exactly the wrong time and will do the same damage that occurred in the late 30s after a similar development then – prolong the slump.
Well it turns out there is a way to redirect the discussion if Dems are smart enough to recognize the opportunity.
Remember the nineties? We had good employment and that helped us create surpluses. THAT is why any deficit talks should have Dems prioritizing ideas that would help create jobs or help fuel growth.
There was a decent interview of David Leonhardt (NYT) as he made that point here:
http://www.hereandnow.org/2010/11/17/deficit-puzzle
Remember the 90s.