What might you be doing at 92?
Harriette Thompson is running a marathon. An activity she didn’t begin till she was 76.
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Prager on the differences between left and right
[Hat tip: commenter “Artfldgr.”] Columnist Dennis Prager is a changer, although his change happened many moons ago—he says that Carter is the last Democrat he voted for: Obviously, I underwent an intellectual change. And it wasn’t easy. Becoming a Republican … Continue reading →
Lessons on change and activism
Here’s an extremely interesting segment from “This American Life” about how change—political change and change in general—occurs [hat tip: Vanderleun]. I’ve studied change. I’ve observed it. I’ve experienced it. I’ve tried to effect it, but haven’t we all? Therapists, teachers, … Continue reading →
Another change story—sort of, anyway
This article is an excellent demonstration of how hard—how really really hard—it is to change one’s political mind. It’s written by Mitch Ginsburg, a man who appears to be some sort of military expert—at least, expert enough to work for … Continue reading →
Minds resisting change
“Open Blogger” at Ace’s has a good piece on political argument and why it’s so hard to change minds. His point is that a lot of liberals seem to actively resist hearing facts that might challenge them. He mentions people … Continue reading →
So, does Obama love America?
[NOTE: More on this topic here.] I don’t think he loves it in any conventional sense. You don’t want to “fundamentally transform” something you love. Or do you? For example, a family can get together in an intervention to try … Continue reading →
Another great article by a political changer
This changer article by Danusha V. Goska is very hard-hitting and well worth reading. And here’s a companion piece of sorts: As the political project that exists to vindicate the axiom that all sorts of government program X’s can solve … Continue reading →
Red tribe, blue tribe
Here’s a wonderful post by a liberal guy who’s also a shrink, on the subject of the divide between Red and Blue America, and in particular the attitude of Blue towards Red (hat tip: commenter “carl in atlanta”): The worst … Continue reading →
Political change: head, heart
Commenter “Phil D” has a question for me: …[T]his is something I wondered about for a long time. Take another example of a neocon, Roger Simon of Pajamas Media. I remember reading a comment of him from a few years … Continue reading →
Moving to the left
It’s so rare to see a piece describing a political change from right to left that this one in Politico entitled “Why Am I Moving Left?” caught my eye. It’s written by Thomas E. Ricks, a 50-something journalist who has … Continue reading →
Karl Popper, changer
The Austrian philosopher of science Karl Popper, who emigrated to New Zealand in the late 1930s (when he was in his late 30s) and then to London, had flirted with Communism in his youth. Actually, he more than flirted with … Continue reading →
Orwell, Animal Farm, and socialism’s inherent contradictions
Yesterday commenter “Nick” wrote this on the thread about Krystal Ball’s Animal Farm summary: OK, OK, I hate to be this guy, but Orwell would have been fine with Ball’s reading. Orwell was a socialist. His problem with the pigs … Continue reading →