Technology, politics and culture
September 26, 2012
Technology: America's Assembly Line
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After the American Century The assembly line will be 100 years old in 2013. The precise date will probably forever remain unknown,...
September 24, 2012
Election 2012: Romney's Energy Program – Back to the 1970s
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After the American Century Romney and the Republicans propose a return to the 1970s energy policy. He is the spokesman for the ol...
September 17, 2012
Palingo, Palinesque, Palinitude: Sarah Palin as a part of American Speech
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After the American Century As ( I hope) Sarah Palin fades into the obscurity she so richly deserves, the name Palin may remain to enri...
September 16, 2012
Technology: Electrifying America
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After the American Century A few months ago, MIT Press singled out my Electrifying America as one of 50 books to celebrate as ...
September 15, 2012
Romney and the Middle East
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After the American Century There is no justification for killing people because of a film, nor is there any reason to label this film ...
September 03, 2012
Education: Reflections on Teaching
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After the American Century Today I begin teaching again. The first class I ever taught was at the University of Minnesota, in the fall...
August 30, 2012
Election 2012: Bland Candidates but Vital Issues
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After the American Century There was a New Yorker cartoon some months ago showing a lawn sign with a caption that ran, as I now rec...
August 29, 2012
What Republicans are (not) Saying at their Convention
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After the American Century By their words ye shall know them. What words have the Republicans been using so far in their Convention? Pa...
August 22, 2012
If corporatations are people, then hostile takeovers are corporate rape
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After the American Century The Republican syllogism 1. Corporations are people Mitt Romney famously said that "corporations ...
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