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About this blog: Real power doesn't reside with those who make the final decision, but with those who decide what qualifies as the viable choices. I stumbled across this insight as a teenager (in the 1960s). As a grad student, I belonged to an org... (More)
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Swastikas, censorship, false positives and kittens
Sep 7, 2017 7:47 pm
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Increasing efforts to block online content from hate groups and terrorists has been accompanied by an unsurprising increase in reports of perfectly legitimate content... More
Sep 7, 2017 7:47 pm
Comments: 3 | Views: 1,154
Increasing efforts to block online content from hate groups and terrorists has been accompanied by an unsurprising increase in reports of perfectly legitimate content... More
SB35: Taking power from the people
Aug 31, 2017 5:04 pm
Comments: 19 | Views: 1,242
Who would ever think that the way to increase affordable housing would be to make it more expensive? That what the backers of California Senate Bill 35 (SB35) would... More
Aug 31, 2017 5:04 pm
Comments: 19 | Views: 1,242
Who would ever think that the way to increase affordable housing would be to make it more expensive? That what the backers of California Senate Bill 35 (SB35) would... More
Winning the battle but losing the war? Thinking strategically and recent events
Aug 18, 2017 12:30 am
Comments: 30 | Views: 2,161
In the time and place I grew up, we received repeated lessons about not sacrificing the ultimate victory by insisting on winning all the small battles. Sometimes... More
Aug 18, 2017 12:30 am
Comments: 30 | Views: 2,161
In the time and place I grew up, we received repeated lessons about not sacrificing the ultimate victory by insisting on winning all the small battles. Sometimes... More
'Google memo': a lesson on not trusting news media
Aug 9, 2017 2:24 am
Comments: 45 | Views: 2,103
In the 2016 Presidential primaries and the general election, much of the "Mainstream Media" (MSM) (foot#1) was blatantly partisan in its coverage... More
Aug 9, 2017 2:24 am
Comments: 45 | Views: 2,103
In the 2016 Presidential primaries and the general election, much of the "Mainstream Media" (MSM) (foot#1) was blatantly partisan in its coverage... More
California Democrats seek to revive the Republican Party; Republicans expected to resist
Jul 16, 2017 4:21 am
Comments: 28 | Views: 3,376
Negative partisanship describes when your voting for a particular party arises from opposition to the other parties. That is, you don't positively support... More
Jul 16, 2017 4:21 am
Comments: 28 | Views: 3,376
Negative partisanship describes when your voting for a particular party arises from opposition to the other parties. That is, you don't positively support... More
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Registration now open
Sign up for the 33rd annual Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run and Walk. This family-friendly event which benefits local nonprofits serving kids and families will take place on Friday, Oct. 6 at the Palo Alto Baylands.
