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L'el
Yep, I'm excerpting this article yet again. But this passage was really helpful to me in understanding how the intellectual foundations for corporatocracy came about. The defense... of wealth must find a legal manifestation. ...Jacksonian... More »
L'el
It's hard not to envy the street culture in Vietnam. They have everything that Suburban America has lost. People-- omfg-- actually interact with each other on a casual, regular basis. There's no See Something Say... More »
L'el
Today on my run I came across a posting that explained why yawning tends to be contagious: [V]iewing someone yawn evokes unique brain activity in areas that play a role in self-processing and self-awareness, which... More »
L'el
Here's a personal anecdote from my Uncle Brad, who is a potter in Idaho: [There was] an essay I wrote in college called "The dignity of manual labor." The main point of the essay was that... More »
L'el
I have been meaning, for about four months now, to write a bit about the Community Building experience Siona and I took part of this past summer. Except, no, I don't mean to write about... More »
L'el
This is an anecdote by Harrison Owen, the guy who developed Open Space Technology . Freedom Shock: the reaction of a very bright, experienced group of professionals who had suddenly been granted everything they wanted... More »
L'el
Indonesian Province Embraces Islamic Law For centuries Indonesia has been known for the open-minded, sometimes freewheeling, interpretation of its dominant religion. That is changing as moderate Muslims find themselves under siege from more orthodox proponents,... More »
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