Well-written and fascinating piece from 2005 about meritocracy, having an “aptitude for aptitude,” classism, and more, vis a vis an elite higher “education.” Excerpt: “So, what are your views on Emerson?” Karl asked me. We’d been discussing books, at his request. He’d looked me up that night for this very purpose. While I’d been off […]
I recently published a piece on “The Health Care Blog”, a fairly well-respected source of health information in the US. Anyhow, I write about how China’s health care reforms are being undermined by the bad habits that have fueled its growth. The piece is here. I welcome response, which I will respond to. And if […]
hey guys super interesting take on religion. A personal interest that turned into a movie and a Ted Talk about the process by the creator. take a look, i think it resonates well with a generation that seems to be more and more cynical about religion(s). Here is the trailer of the movie: Kumare:True Story of […]
Vanity Fair put together an oral history of Pulp Fiction which is fantastic (the script was written 20 year ago). Check out the article and the photos from the set in 1993 The role of Jules Winnfield proved difficult to cast, mainly because Samuel L. Jackson was under the impression the part was his, until he found out he was […]
Fuck you. [via] An interesting and likely correct application of current “fighting words” law, from In re E.O., 2013 WL 1339930 (Kan. Ct. App. Mar. 29, 2013) (nonprecedential): Although the phrase “fuck you” is offensive and profane, when it is said once by a juvenile to an adult, police officer or not, who is 150 feet […]
How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/magazine/raymond-davis-pakistan.html?pagewanted=1&pagewanted=all&_r=0 MC
jose antonio vargas must be so proud of zuckerberg! http://www.defineamerican.com JL (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
