I have given up on following the political news on a day by day basis.  Listening to the Republicans lie, cheat, and distort, all while they pass as law the crazy Tea Party agenda.  It has really started to interfere with my general mood, and I have been spending the time I usually spend reading about politics or watching cable news indulging in ( Read more... )

I have started to read another book.  It is The Origins of Political Order by Francis Fukuyama.  It is a history of how social organization in the area of politics, came into being.  The volume I am currently reading is the first volume of a two volume set, but the second volume is not yet published.

The subject matter of this book is quite ( Read more... )

Today, after reading a good dose of Chris Hedges, I watched two documentaries.  One was about Ralph Nader, and the other was about Howard Zinn.  I learned a lot about these two men.

Although I was of college age when Ralph Nader was in his prime, I was extremely unconscious about political matters at that time.  As a college student, I knew that he ( Read more... )