I got back from Democracy Matters' national summit in Albany, the weekend-long event, today. It was less like summer camp than last year's, and our delegation was more insular (and hence risked being perceived as more elitist) because we brought 12 students instead of last year's 5. Nevertheless, I got to hang out with a bunch of smart and quirky ( Read more... )

My dad sent me this article in Wired about what it calls the New Atheists (represented by Dawkins, Dennett, and others) a while ago, and I finally managed to direct my procrastination to it.
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Yesterday the sun shone on Boston for the first time in a week. Then my sister and I taught a lot of ITA employees how to play Diplomacy. This week Katie returns. Later today, my boss should arrive back in the office and, I hope, give me some kind of concrete work to do. The outlook it one of extreme peachiness in the very near future--with ( Read more... )