Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Required Reading #2

The always intelligent and thoughtful Walter Russell Mead critiques another thoughtful discussion of just what's wrong with the Democratic Party written by Stanley Greenberg.

I tend to lean more towards Mead's line of thinking, because he's right- passing some kind of comprehensive campaign finance reform is going to be next to impossible with the Supreme Court we've currently got. I don't agree with Republicans who whine about having to disclose their donors- sunshine is the best disinfectant after all and if you're running for the highest office in the land, damn straight I and every other voter have a right to know who's renting you for 4 to 8 years. What Greenberg however misses- and Mead doesn't touch is the rise of the small dollar model- Ron Paul and Buddy Roemer are champions of this- though Paul probably has more success than Roemer with it at this point and if the small dollar model starts winning elections, then suddenly masses of ordinary, non-wealthy voters could potentially have a real way to take on the entrenched special interests in Washington.

But enough of me... read for yourselves, kids!

We've also got fighting philosophers from the Punjab...

And Ricky Schroeder's contribution to science for any NYPD Blue and/or Silver Spoons fans out there...

Slate.com has a look at the Khan Academy- with a Q and A with the man himself. (If you don't know what this is, go here. And sit back and marvel in the knowledge-y goodness.)

Yes, this lawsuit against Nutella is bunk. (I mean, it's Nutella! Delish stuff!)

Add this to the list... The Man Who Would Stop Time. (From Popular Science, courtesy of the Great Guru Instapundit.)

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