Ezra Klein posted a piece on the Washington Post website yesterday, discussing “An act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen,” a bill passed in July of 1798 and signed by our second President, John Adams (America’s charter conservative.) The act established a healthcare program for seamen who made port in the United States, [...]
All posts for the month January, 2011
Reclaiming the Founding Fathers’ Radicalism
Posted by admin on January 22, 2011
http://www.born2synthesize.com/2011/01/reclaiming-the-founding-fathers-radicalism/
The Great Cat Massacre
There are many reasons to enjoy studying history. Mostly I love to find parallels between contemporary society and past societies that we perceive as primitive. It requires considerable hubris to devalue the past; something that many of us have in abundance. While reading The Great Cat Massacre the other day, I came across a description [...]
Posted by admin on January 20, 2011
http://www.born2synthesize.com/2011/01/the-great-cat-massacre/
The National Review Goes Radical
Friday night on Countdown with Keith Olbermann, guest host Chris Hayes welcomed Reihan Salam of The National Review to discuss our civic debate, and the notion of irreconcilable perspectives (earlier in the day, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman posted this to his blog.) I have been saying for some time now that much of [...]
Posted by admin on January 16, 2011
http://www.born2synthesize.com/2011/01/the-national-review-goes-radical/
More Thoughts on the Liberal Gene
Well, I’ve been away for awhile. Sorry for the absence, but I took advantage of the holidays and had a bit of minor surgery. Pain killers are more compatible with Harry Potter novels than blogging about politics, but now I’m back. To get in the swing of things, I thought I’d comment on a previous [...]
Posted by admin on January 2, 2011
http://www.born2synthesize.com/2011/01/more-thoughts-on-the-liberal-gene/