May 2009
Book Review: Outliers
Submitted by gauntlet on May 6, 2009 - 23:27
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Malcolm Gladwell has made himself a favourite of mine. After reading "The Tipping Point" and "Blink!", and reviewing them here, when I found a copy of "Outliers" in a Wal-Mart while doing some Christmas shopping a few months ago, I had to pick it up.It is merely the realities of being a father of two and a law student that have prevented me from finishing it, and telling you about it, until today.
Please Vote for BC-STV!
Submitted by gauntlet on May 10, 2009 - 22:33
I want to live in a world where I have my equal say on the expectations that society can hold me to. I want to have some say in the laws, and how they're enforced. And I want everyone to have the same say. That's why I like the idea of democracy.But there are good and bad ways to do democracy.Good ways ensure that people can see the effect of their participation in the system. It gives the system legitimacy. Bad ways tend to ignore what the majority of people prefer, and make it an easy system to ignore.
Why Twitter?
Submitted by gauntlet on May 12, 2009 - 06:27
So I jumped on the twitter bandwagon a while ago, and I put a twitter gadget on my google homepage, put my tweets on the blog, and I followed a bunch of people and a bunch of people are following me.Here's the thing: I don't get it.Am I getting to the point where there is social media I just don't "get"? Am I that old?
Much Ado About Green Nothings
Submitted by gauntlet on May 12, 2009 - 06:38
When last I updated you on the situation with the Alberta Greens, their leader Joe Anglin claimed that the party was on the brink of deregistration by Elections Alberta because they had retained an accountant who determined that there was not sufficient information to provide Elections Alberta with the required financial reports.
Book Review: Nudge
Submitted by gauntlet on May 24, 2009 - 13:53
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Here's the book Nudge in three paragraphs:
- Human beings are bad at making rational decisions in their own self interest where they lack the opportunity to practice, with strong and immediate feedback on their choices. That covers a lot of areas.
Book Review Suggestions?
Submitted by gauntlet on May 24, 2009 - 14:27
My list of future book reviews is down to 1 book, and I purchased the last copy of "The Political Brain" in Edmonton yesterday, so the list will soon be empty.Do you have any suggestions for what should be added to the list? Let me know. I'm more likely to review it if it has practical implications for the practice of democracy.
