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Chris
I'm not going to jump conclusions about Sarah Palin. It bothers me that so many people have already made up their minds about every qualification of someone 99% of them hadn't heard of three days... More »
Chris
Wow - blown away by Senator Obama's approach on the world once again. Lots of highlights from his nomination acceptance speech, but this jumped out at me: And it is on their behalf that I... More »
Chris
An excellent piece from the Washington Post - all I'd add is that the Black-and-White vs. Shades-of-Gray is, in my mind, all about taking on more, bigger, and broader perspectives: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/17/AR2008081702080.html
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 »
Chris
For those of you who haven't yet heard Senator Obama's speech on race in America, "A More Perfect Union": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWe7wTVbLUU I love analyzing Senator Obama's speeches, especially when digging for integral nuggets. Not this time. ... More »
Chris
I went to Cleveland this past weekend to help canvas neighborhoods for the Obama campaign. I went through two neighborhoods in two days. Both bore the signs of a city hurting - vacant houses, many... More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Chris
It's clear that Senator Obama isn't explicitly using an integral framework; but I'm not alone in thinking that he seems to peak (and peek?) into the integral intuition from time to time, am I? Listening... More »
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