Frank Rich’s editorial today on Sarah Palin and her book (he has actually read the whole thing) is a good one. Mr. Rich has convinced me that Ms. Palin’s appeal to American citizens is larger and deeper than her entertainment quotient, which I lightheartedly wrote about earlier in the week.
The part of Ms. Palin’s political [...]
Entries Tagged as 'politics'
The Hard Work Of Being A Citizen
November 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · global warming and climate change, politics
Tags: citizenship·democracy·Frank Rich·Sarah Palin·victimization
The Right Calling For Sarah Palin
November 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · entertainment, global warming and climate change, politics
Disclosure: I haven’t read Sarah Palin’s just-released book Going Rogue: An American Life. The context in which I may eventually read it would be standing up, at the Borders on Southwest Morrison, as I wait ten minutes for the light rail to arrive. I think I’ll enjoy it in that context.
I see Ms. Palin differently [...]
Responses To: How Does Change Happen?
November 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · lifestyle, politics, simplicity, sustainability
My post on How Does Change Happen? appeared to strike a chord.
Juliet Wilson, the Scottish blogger of Crafty Green Poet, wrote in response:
“There’s a circularity to it in some senses. Politicians feel they don’t want to make laws that will be unpopular but a lot of people won’t take their own actions if they don’t [...]
Tags: Colleen Kaleda·Juliet Wilson
The Most Important Number In The World
September 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · global warming and climate change, politics, sustainability
Why is 350 the most important number in the world? In what way are the world’s leaders deciding the future of the earth in Copenhagen this December? And despite Bill McKibben’s brilliance and his Deep Economy being one of my all-time favorite books, why did I leave his keynote address at the Muddy Boot Festival [...]
Tags: Bill McKibben·carbon emissions·Copenhagen·government·Muddy Boot Festival·sacrifice
Anniversary Of 9-11: Needing A New Path
September 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · politics
If you’re like me, it’s easy to pay almost no heed to the war in Afghanistan that started in retaliation for the 9-11 attacks of 2001. But with the eight-year anniversary a few days away, I’m going to look at it. This war is being fought allegedly to protect me, and also you, if you’re [...]
Tags: Afghanistan·Bob Herbert·Chris Hedges·consumption·hubris·President Obama·pro-life·war
