Tuesday, December 31, 2024
If you remember the first Trump presidency, it seemed like some major news broke every month, either creating outrage or introducing a new avenue for corruption. Things were unpredictable and some level of volatility ruled the day. My sense is that while things will be more stable - wealthy Americans and corporations seem prepared and willing to pay (or bribe) to enjoy some stability - there’s still a lot of risk.Tuesday, October 29, 2024
It’s appropriate that I should revive this site for the first time in years to post about politics, I guess. We are entering dangerous waters as a nation. That’s why Bezos’s decision and editorial this past week was one more disappointment on top of so many others. I was sketching out an articulation of why the piece bothered me even more than the LA Times situation. Luckily for you you don’t need to read my writing.Monday, June 26, 2017
The motto of the United States is not, in fact, “Fuck you, I got mine.” It was, and should have remained, “E Pluribus Unum” — out of many, one. We’re all Americans. We all deserve the blessings this country can provide. This one is willing to pay his taxes for the benefit of the many. Source: John Scalzi (read the whole thing)Friday, November 11, 2016
Like many of you who vehemently opposed a Trump presidency, I've been walking around in a bit of a stunned stupor these last few days. I'm gathering my thoughts on what I want to do next, and how I can do the most I can to help bring about a more respectful world. There has to be a better way for us to talk to each other, and a better way to be humans to each other.Thursday, July 12, 2012
Like many towns, West Hartford has a advertising supported, free weekly paper that's mailed to everyone. The latest issue arrived today with this as the front page article: Fire, police overtime nears $3 million in 2010 The Town of West Hartford paid nearly $3 million in overtime compensation in 2010 to police and fire department personnel, according to data released under a Freedom of Information request. … Town administrators this year combed through expenses, trimming nearly $1 million from the original proposed budget before approving a 2012-13 spending plan.Thursday, April 19, 2012
Where We Live ran a show today on why younger people (25-34) are leaving the state. I ended up missing the show (listening to it now!), but caught a very lively discussion on Twitter. One side conversation (you can see it on storify here) that I joined in on was about how hard it is to convince people to move to CT. Let's be honest. It's hard. Harder than it should be, quite honestly, considering how nice it is to live here.Friday, November 12, 2010
I attend each Connecticut Forum event hoping to leave smarter than when I arrive. This is usually a slam dunk, no doubt it’ll happen thing for any given Forum event. Except, that is, for last night. The topic was Our Great Education Challenge. The panel consisted of: Davis Guggenheim, the filmmaker behind Waiting for Superman & An Inconvenient Truth Lily Eskelsen, VP of the National Educators Association (NEA), the largest teachers' union Joel Klein, the current and outgoing chancellor of the New York City public schools Deborah Gist, Rhode Island Commissioner of Education Jon Schnur, CEO of New Leaders for New Schools The panel was moderated by MSNBC correspondent Norah O'Donnell.Sunday, October 3, 2010
I wanted to briefly expand on a few tweets I made during last night's Connecticut Forum. The topic was "The End of Civility?" and the panel featured David Gergen, Stephen Carter, Christopher Buckley, and Gina Barreca. It was a good discussion, and what I'll address was only one aspect of it. The rise of the political blogs is as much about a shift of power as it is about technology. Having a panel of elites decry the rise of blogs is a bit one-sided.