Obamacare
The battle over Obamacare is a nonsensical partisan fight about socialized medicine, and neither side is focused on providing healthcare that works well.
Hammer Thinking
Rote/Wrote: Memorization vs Education
In the previous post I talked about the origins of modern education, and about how the book and simple literacy dominated the functions of the early university. That literacy was dominated by memorization, not education Roman Public Speaking & Mnemonics The word ‘lecture,’ comes from the Latin word lego, ‘to read’, but also ‘to recite’. … [Read more…]
Whose Fault?
Where does the fault lie? Clearly, it’s the parents’ fault. But if that’s true, it’s really the grandparents’ fault. But that means it’s the great-grandparents fault…
Conservative and Liberal
Say you were buying a car, and the used-car salesman told you that you could get a car with an accelerator, or brakes, but not both. Then he enthusiastically explained that really, you only need one or the other. I think most of us would opt for the bus. The word ‘conserve’ means to keep, … [Read more…]
Tailoring Education vs Teaching in a Shoe
There’s this woman I know of, who has too many children. The unfortunate thing, however, is that despite the natural differences among them, she all expects them to perform and master new skills on demand: all at the same time, and at with same level of proficiency.
Lafayette Growth & Economic Diversity
When discussing Lafayette growth, people assume we are an oil town. We are not; we are unique in Louisiana for our economic diversity. Oil Town? There are various ways to look at Lafayette growth. For instance, the petroleum industry is a critical component of Lafayette’s local economy and infrastructure. But there is a misconception that … [Read more…]
Bleeding Heart Moderate
For many years, I tried to identify the key differences between liberals and conservatives, the functional definitions, beyond the hot-button issues. I have not completely given up on that, but I have decided that the division between left and right is secondary, that there are more important considerations. To start, one of the things I … [Read more…]
Thomas J. Lupo & Taffy 3
The heroic Tin Can Sailors of Taffy 3 in the Battle off Samar is almost unknown; but men like Thomas J Lupo challenged military discipline, and won.
Tony Kushner, Darwinism, & Scientific Dogmatism
How Tony Kushner introduced me to Darwinism, how Darwin exceeds the scientific method, and how that disconnect illustrates scientific dogmatism.