Tag: politics
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Is there space for a path to redemption?
Redemption. Atonement. Acknowledgement of one’s errors. Transformation. Making Amends. These concepts are familiar in the framework of storytelling. They are also a big part of scripture both in the old and new testaments. But when it comes to politics, it seems there’s little space for redemption. There is little appetite for forgiveness. In the absence,…
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Politics as Marketing
I’ve been thinking more about my post yesterday, the whole Super Committee #FAIL, and the intersection of those two things. I noted yesterday on twitter that: I find it interesting that both sides are calling the stalemated “super committee” a success for not folding. What about solving problems? What about solving problems indeed. So, now…
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Our Structural Deficiencies
So I know I’m a day late and a dollar short on the news of the credit downgrade by S&P. Quite honestly, I wanted to see the reaction before I tried to write anything about it. Initial reaction dealt mostly with the $2t error by S&P, something that should make the company blush a bit.…