4.10.2007
10.17.2006
Shame
This article is a telling indicator of our complete inability to deal well with Iraq. In it, the author asks many people in key positions of government the simple question: "Do you know the difference between Sunnis and Shiites?
This was something I learned in my Introduction to Religion class freshman year at Hillsdale College. Have the officials of our government become so arrogant, and frankly, lazy, that even learning the basic rudimentary beliefs of the people we are currently occupying is beyond them?
This is terrifying to me; such ignorance in the hands of those in such power shows very poorly for our nation, our educational system, and our culture. Such basic lack of curiosity - of that essential modicum of interest in a subject necessary to have in order to even adequately deal with a problem - is a glaring problem. The author only interviews a few people, yet somehow I have the uneasy suspicion that if you asked the same question of key people in the upper echelons of the executive branch, one would find the same ignorance.
This was something I learned in my Introduction to Religion class freshman year at Hillsdale College. Have the officials of our government become so arrogant, and frankly, lazy, that even learning the basic rudimentary beliefs of the people we are currently occupying is beyond them?
This is terrifying to me; such ignorance in the hands of those in such power shows very poorly for our nation, our educational system, and our culture. Such basic lack of curiosity - of that essential modicum of interest in a subject necessary to have in order to even adequately deal with a problem - is a glaring problem. The author only interviews a few people, yet somehow I have the uneasy suspicion that if you asked the same question of key people in the upper echelons of the executive branch, one would find the same ignorance.
9.17.2006
Choices
I know that I haven't posted in quite a while - I'm trying to figure out what to do with this site. My choices are either go to a new address and continue a blog that's essentially an outlet for whatever comes to my mind, or, I can stay at this address, cast greater anonymity to the wind, and make a more substantive (and more involved) piece of work. Considering that I'm becoming more and more interested in politics as of late, perhaps the latter is more appealing.
Does anyone out there have an opinion on this?
Jobs Just Doesn't Care Anymore
Does anyone out there have an opinion on this?
Jobs Just Doesn't Care Anymore
7.22.2006
6.13.2006
Update, and a Move
Well, my life hasn't been too busy at all lately, although I'm happy to say I'm back on a workout regimen, and I'm losing my law school gut quite quickly. I'm still just trying to figure everything out with my life.
Otherwise, all the articles I keep reading about the government and employers checking up on blogs and personal sites has made me pretty paranoid. So, I think I'll be moving this blog any day now and making an anonymous one, so be sure to save the link when I do so.
Otherwise, all the articles I keep reading about the government and employers checking up on blogs and personal sites has made me pretty paranoid. So, I think I'll be moving this blog any day now and making an anonymous one, so be sure to save the link when I do so.
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