Click here to read the entire piece.Instead, we live in a time of rampant certitude. Of certitude, philosopher/mathematician Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) made a timeless observation:The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser men so full of doubts.So, a modern political debate, whether it’s on television or at happy hour, usually amounts to people slinging harsh and practiced talking points back and forth, without either side reacting to what is actually being said.
Today, instead of politics of the melting pot, we have politics of the centrifuge.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
Politics of the Centrifuge
At the Fan District Slant there's a new version of Politics of the Centrifuge up at that new web site for commentary on politics and popular culture.
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