Intellectual Archive
Note to the Media: Fathers Are a Good Thing
April 14, 2008 · Category: Current Events, Intellectual
One of the most incisive things I ever heard from a professor during my years in grad school in clinical psychology was this: "The scarcest resource in the world is a good father."
Good fathers not ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 3 Comments »
In the Mail: Stephan Bodian’s “Wake Up Now”
I just received a review copy of Stephan Bodian's new book Wake Up Now: A Guide to the Journey of Spiritual Awakening.
Bodian is a long-time student of Adyashanti's, but -- according to a friend of ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 3 Comments »
How to Write Interesting Stuff
February 12, 2008 · Category: Intellectual, Reviews
Penelope Trunk, who is one of my new favorite bloggers, has a very interesting piece about ... how to write interesting pieces.
Huh.
She also has the same morning e-mail problem that I do.
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Walter Donway: “The Struggle for Poetry’s Soul”
Walter Donway just sent the following announcement, which explains the significance of his essay as well as anything I might hope to write:
My brief essay "The Struggle for Poetry's Soul" just went up on the ...
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Liberal vs Conservative? Christ! Oops.
If you struggle, as I do, with the nutty distinction between being considered "liberal" or "conservative" in modern America, you might share my enjoyment of this thoughtful post by Patrick Stephens.
In fact, Patrick's discussion here, ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 5 Comments »
Objectivism, Modern Politics, and the Non-initiation of Force
A friend made some claims in a friends-only post at LiveJournal, and a disagreement between us ensued. Since it was a friends-only post, I cannot really quote his post here in public.
The issues raised ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 3 Comments »
Check Out the Cars Made by Biofuel Genius Johnathan Goodman
January 4, 2008 · Category: Current Events, Intellectual
"Motorhead Messiah" is the most interesting article I've read in months. An excerpt:
Goodwin leads me over to a red 2005 H3 Hummer that's up on jacks, its mechanicals removed. He aims to use the ...
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David Byrne on the Evolving Music Industry
December 23, 2007 · Category: Intellectual, Music
Glenn Reynolds points us to a fascinating article by David Byrne on the changes currently taking place in the music industry. Byrne was a member of the Talking Heads.
Some key points:
What is called the ...
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Down and Dirty Election Politics
Hat tip to Paul Hsieh for pointing out the best campaign ad so far in this election cycle.
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Partisanship vs. Personal Integrity
I wrote the following in response to comments from Ajasen and Austen on my post about the insanity of Bush hatred. The subject is interesting enough to me, however, that I'm promoting it to ...
Posted by Joshua Zader · 19 Comments »
