Liberals, conservatives, values and how we perceive each other

By: Bill S (Diary)  |  March 28th at 09:00 AM  | 

Another day, another book I need to buy and hopefully read some day.  In the March 21st NYT, Nicholas Kristof reviews a new book:  ”The Righteous Mind”.  In it, author Jonathan Haidt discusses some original research that investigates some key values held by conservatives and liberals – and how these two groups perceive each other on these values.  I have long been interested in why | Read More »

On Vick and values

By: Bill S (Diary)  |  December 29th at 02:00 PM  | 

This past week, the President again made the mistake of speaking without consulting his handlers – this time on the topic of Michael Vick.  In this particular case, his comments came in a call to Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, who subsequently shared Obama’s comments on Vick and the Eagles with the news media.  According to the WaPo: The president has not spoken publicly about | Read More »