Monthly Archive: July 2016
HBR: Different Cultures See Deadlines Differently
In order to understand how a supposedly black-and-white concept can be interpreted in different ways, you first have to understand how different cultures perceive time. Western cultures tend to view time as linear, with...
CHE: Why I’m Not Joining ‘Historians Against Trump’
I yield to nobody in my disdain for Donald J. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president. In a half-dozen essays, I’ve decried his bigotry and demagoguery. I’m especially concerned about his corrosive effect...
I Want to be Part of Western Civilization Too
Donald Trump is not the person who said the most annoying thing about race this week.
Remembering Elie Wiesel, Novelist
The late Elie Wiesel spent his life telling stories — just not the kind he’s known for.
Herbalife Revisited
In light of the recent FTC settlement involving Herbalife, Dave has a few things to say about it.
Briefly, On Charles Kinsey Having Been Shot
Charles Kinsey having survived his police-shooting might make its occurrence far harder to dismiss.
Top DNC Official Wanted to Use Bernie Sanders’s Religious Beliefs Against Him
Among the 20,000 internal emails from the Democratic National Committee, released Friday by Wikileaks and presumably provided by the hacker “Guccifer 2.0,” is a May 2016 message from DNC CFO Brad Marshall. In it,...
The Leaguefest PDX Travelogue Extravaganza!
With so much to do, your only regret will be that the city’s Roller Derby team is on the road during Leaguefest.
Linky Friday #176: Eggheadery
Since the world outside of the mind sucks, let us explore the life of the mind.
