No time to blog in earnest just now. Here’s a quick thought I had. Is the Israel-Palestine problem best considered through the lens of game theory? Leaving the specifics of the crisis behind, are we better off assuming both sides are trapped in an on-going Prisoner’s Dilemma-style recursive loop? A kind of self-replicating program of…  keep reading »

This picture is from the LA Times. In it Bob Knoke of Mission Viejo, Amanda Stanfield of Monrovia, Jim Domen of Yorba Linda, and J.D. Gaddis also of Yorba Linda celebrate the passage of Proposition 8 in California, a measure which outlaws gay marriage. Isn’t it fantastic?! Eighteen thousand California couples just had their marriages…  keep reading »

My hopes for the next four years: Genuine Unity The ups and downs of the campaign season have drawn our attention away from the economic catastrophe still unfolding in the country and the world. No administration can wave a magic wand and return us to the days of easy credit and pyramid wealth. Times will…  keep reading »

When it comes to politics, I am rarely pleasantly surprised. While there has been plenty of fodder for cynicism in this election, there has also been cause for hope. Such as: 1. Conservative Feminists Sarah Palin is a feminist. Despite her belated reluctance to “label” herself with an unpopular term, she has made a lot…  keep reading »