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Responsibility

Posted on Mar 21st, 2008 by Chris : Court Jester Chris

This article captures the sense of taking responsibility vs. playing the victim that I've noticed between Senators Obama and Clinton: http://www.slate.com/id/2187189/   An excerpt: One of the most laudable things about Obama is that he... More »

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A disappointly partial approach to NAFTA

Posted on Feb 24th, 2008 by Chris : Court Jester Chris

There are a number of reasons why I believe Senator Obama has a solid integral intuition, as I've detailed.  There are also a number of times that I've been disappointed, and today brings one of... More »

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Genuine Excitement

Posted on Feb 18th, 2008 by Chris : Court Jester Chris

I've never been excited about a candidate before; I've always been interested in political ideas but never in politics-as-practiced.  I'm genuinely excited about Senator Obama and his presidential campaign, though, and I'm obviously not the... More »

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What To Fight About, Not Whether To Fight

Posted on Feb 9th, 2008 by Chris : Court Jester Chris

In my experience, there's a baseline assumption from the green/postmodern worldview that if everyone was simply "educated" (or some similar term), we'd all agree on our basic values and goals (with small disagreements around the... More »

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