Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Oops!
There's been a bit of stumbling on the march toward new politics in Mexico. It seems that old PRI habits have tripped up the new PRI president. Mexico vote-buying scandal threatens president's agenda...
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: Some socialism is more acceptable than others
May 1st was International Workers Day. Do NOT discuss in China. China’s version of Google marks Worker’s Day by banning discussion on Marx, ‘labor,’ ‘strikes’Baidu HQIt’s one of the great ironies of...
View ArticleAlison Sommer '05: It's spring cleaning time, bitches!
Despite the fact that it's 37 degrees outside and feels NOTHING LIKE SPRING, I've totally gotten into spring cleaning mode (my husband thinks I'm nesting because my good friend just had a baby on...
View ArticleJohn Tischer '71: Matter
Matter is what we worship….what we believe in…Jehovah, Allah, Yahwehare names given to beingsthat really exist, they say,So, the belief is that the“thing” behind the namereally exists (matter).We strap...
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: Algae-Fueled Building: World’s First Bio-Adaptive Facade
[ By WebUrbanist in Architecture& Public & Institutional. ] Bio-reactors and micro-algae sound like the stuff of science fiction, but this is the real deal: biomass built into panel glass is...
View ArticleKevin Draper '10: We Know Them Through Their Bodies.
When David Lee crashed to the ground, his hip flexor torn and his face contorted in agony, I immediately looked away, uninterested in seeing the brutal replay. When Russell Westbrook hobbled to the...
View ArticlePeter Gelman '86: petergelman
A pioneer of short essays! with inward ruminations… “I am my own subject.” and “What do I know?” Observations and opinions… This is before blog ads, mind you.Here is a sample where he contrasts...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Track and Field: Knights Rank No. 9 in Latest...
NEW OLEANS, La. – In this week’s USTFCCCA NCAA Division III regional team rankings, the Carleton Men’s Outdoor Track and Field team holds the No. 9 spot in the Central Region. The Knights dropped one...
View ArticleKurt Kohlstedt '02: All-in-One Bicycle Helmet: Sleek Integrated Lights & Signals
[ By WebUrbanist in Technology& Vehicles & Mods. ] Bicyclists need this. Incredible design is not just about looking good (which this does) or working well (which this does), but weaving the...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Women's Track and Field: Amelia Campbell Third After Day...
Amelia Campbell finish among the top three in all four events contested thus far and sits in third place overall after the first day of competition at the MIAC Heptathlon.
View ArticleKelly O'Brien '12: "Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable...
“Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, “So what.” That’s one of my favorite things to say. “So what.” “My mother didn’t love me.” So what. “My...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Men's Track and Field: C.J. Dale Second, Colby Seyferth...
Midway through the MIAC Decathlon, C.J. Dale and Colby Seyferth sit second and third respectively after five events. Teammate Evan McNeil was fourth overall after the first four events, but a leg...
View ArticleCarleton Athletics: Baseball: No. 2 St. Thomas Too Deep for Knights
The Carleton College baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader against national No. 2 University of St. Thomas. The games, decided by scores of 10-2 and 5-2, were shifted from Carleton to the...
View ArticleKen Wedding's CompGov Blog: Legitimacy
Nation states sometimes have trouble maintaining the legitimacy of their governments and regimes. It's even more difficult for a supranational organization like the EU. To me it's distressing that the...
View ArticleAvery Morrow '10: Kure Tomofusa on nepotism and filiality
The following is a translation from The Analects for the Modern Man (2006) by Kure Tomofusa.The Magistrate of Shou said to Confucius, “There is a very honest person in our village. When his father...
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