Renowned psychologist Jonathan Haidt is often cited from his excellent book The Righteous Mind that when people argue about politics or religion, the effect of defending your position acts on your brain like a drug. Win or lose an argument, dopamine hits your brain after you defend your viewpoint and you feel the same characteristic…
It was a frosty 26F this morning at the polls. 7 AM was the earliest they opened. Turnout seemed higher than the last major campaign in 2008 and of course much higher than the 2010 midterms. Go vote.
Political PSA: No matter what party or candidates you’re voting for, do your part for yourself and your neighbors to spread valid information about polling stations and hours. https://www.christopherspenn.com/youve-discovered-the-missing-link/ Bluntly ask the neighbors that live next door to you, the people down the hall, the roommates you live with, if they know where and when…
Good morning, all. Unfortunately, the recent travel has done me the disservice of giving me back my head cold, so while I rest up today, I’ve got some Clay Shirky for you. The idea that one day, we could all be participatory code reviewers and contributors for legislation is an exciting one. I doubt it…
Have you ever heard of a PEST analysis? It’s not something you do with annoying people on Facebook or around the house. It’s a basic form of business analysis that looks at four key “big picture” factors that might influence your business, factors in the environment around you and your company. These factors are political,…
“At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge.” – Darth Maul If there is a silver lining to the river of hate flowing through our politics and our media right now, it is this: we no longer need to guess who our allies and enemies are. We no…
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Once upon a time, there were two baseball teams, the Red Sox and the Yankees. Each team did its thing, and the owners made money, the players made money, the advertisers made money in the stadiums and on the televisions, and all was more or less well. Fans got to root for their teams and…
Please consider the following: Local Governments, Churches, Community Groups, Prominent Business Men And Others Are All Divesting From Big, Corrupt Banks Bank customers flee to credit unions Massive pile of news results about closing bank accounts This, ladies and gentlemen, is the protest that works. This is the protest that actually wakes up the powers…
Yesterday, I paid a visit firsthand to Occupy Boston, the local branch of the Occupy Wall Street movement. I’ve been writing and talking about economics and politics for a while and about the Occupy movement, so I figured it was time to do some primary, field research and go there myself. So what did I…
