Inauguration 2013: The Bridge between Words and Realities
This bridge between our words and the “realities of our time” is how Barack Obama described our “never-ending journey” in the United States. There is much to think about in the words the President chose for his 2nd Inaugural speech [http://nbcpolitics....
Politics on the Inside
No, we’re not talking about political insiders. Not those hideous creatures that live inside the much maligned Beltway. We’re talking...
Detroit's Hiedelberg Project: Questions of liveliness at the edges & organized complexity
It was like walking through a graveyard. We found ourselves talking in hushed tones or, mostly, not talking at all. Spookiest of all was the hope that still...
Reading List: Longitude and How We Know
We think KNOWING is so easy that we approach the unknowable with suspicion. Longitude by Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrews is a worthwhile read if only...
Citizen's Conundrum: Dirt, Data and Digging Out
Now showing: “every utterance, every court filing, every public transaction, every burp, every miscue.” In an interesting read, Jack Shafer wonders about the state of our politics “ now...