This video has been making the rounds, and aside from the very slick visual presentation, I'm not sure that it's actually telling us anything new. It seem that the narrator is saying "People have the capacity to be empathic on a large scale, and we all benefit when they do." This is, in my opinion, true, ...

The neighborhood I live in is, to put it euphamistically, in transition. A few blocks north are the first signs of gentrification, a few blocks south and you're in an area that I wouldn't recommend walking through at night. There is some gang activity, but not much. Mostly it's just white trash screaming at each other. ...

DrBacchus twittered a link to Read The Bill. I think it's a great idea, but I think it doesn't go nearly far enough. Just because a bill is out there doesn't mean it will get read by the congress-people. I think what would be more useful is adding to the 72 hour requirement, a requirement that ...

I'd like to see a requirement that all new laws: Fit on one sheet of 8.5x11" paper, 1 inch margins, no font smaller than 12pt. Be written in plain English, understandable to an average high school graduate. Provide specifically for enforcement and penalties. Make compliance as simple as possible. Make punishments as harsh as is reasonable. ...

Here's a solution to finding a replacement for Obama's Senate seat: Ignore it. Don't fill the vacancy until the next regular election. We've gotten by without real representation from our junior senator for the last year or so. What change what's working?

This morning I was thinking about the situation at Republic Window & Door. Now, granted, I don't know enough about the situation to grasp all of the nuances, but I've never let that stop me before. It seems that the workers are upset because they haven't been paid for the last week of work they did. ...

Oh the joys of tolerance and inclusiveness. From the Chicago Tribune: Tolerance fails T-shirt test. Remember, it's only socially acceptable to be bigoted against some people.