``The bottom line is this – if you use a browser today for the majority of the time you are on your computer, then you are already a great fit for the Google Chrome OS. And if you use an Office Suite for the bulk of your work, then you’re also a potential candidate for the OS. But if you work on your computer without a connection then you need to embrace the full OS and the apps that go with it. Because without a pipe to the outside world the Google Chrome OS is just an empty browser – no fun at all.''
TestFreak
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
December 2012
``Japan said last week that it would be “meaningless and inappropriate” for Kyoto Protocol supporters to extend the pact without more action by the top emitters. But supporters are fast running out of time to agree what to do after the Kyoto Protocol expires on Dec. 31, 2012.''
NYT
Is that how the World ends?
NYT
Is that how the World ends?
Physicists Killed in Iran
NYT
``Bomb Kills Iranian Nuclear Scientist
``Bomb Kills Iranian Nuclear Scientist
By WILLIAM YONG and ALAN COWELL
Published: November 29, 2010''
I am Not a Spy
Watching Amy Goodman, I found the webpage of WikiLeaks:
http://cablegate.wikileaks.org
If I was a spy I would've guessed this URL.
http://cablegate.wikileaks.org
If I was a spy I would've guessed this URL.
New York Times
``The articles published today and in coming days are based on thousands of United States embassy cables, the daily reports from the field intended for the eyes of senior policy makers in Washington. The New York Times and a number of publications in Europe were given access to the material several weeks ago and agreed to begin publication of articles based on the cables online on Sunday. The Times believes that the documents serve an important public interest, illuminating the goals, successes, compromises and frustrations of American diplomacy in a way that other accounts cannot match.''
NYT
Well said!
NYT
Well said!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
I am Spaniard!
``Why is Spain in so much trouble? In a word, it’s the euro.''
NYT
For most of my life I was under the illusion that I was Mexican. We have this fairytale here about the Great Independent and Mestizo Mexico, When I returned from Chicago in 2008, I read my uncle Arturo's books. Arturo Figueroa Uriza, was the son of General Andrés Figueroa Figueroa, who almost became President of Mexico. Through his books I learned what I am.
I learned fast that Huitzuco, the town my mother was from, is a racist town; Spaniards own the land and Indians are peons. My father was from Quetzaltenago, Guatemala; the race relations there are even worse. I find it very unlikely that I am mestizo.
I always liked Spanish girls, now I know why.
It pains me to see Spain going down the drain like this.
¡Lucha España!
Fight Spain!, these are hard times.
Of course I am proud, as my father was, to be in America, Xelajú, as he used to call his hometown, has been in my life since I remember. He sent Sergio Anaya to his home town team; he became Xelajú Anaya in Mexico.
From Anaya's WebPage
NYT
For most of my life I was under the illusion that I was Mexican. We have this fairytale here about the Great Independent and Mestizo Mexico, When I returned from Chicago in 2008, I read my uncle Arturo's books. Arturo Figueroa Uriza, was the son of General Andrés Figueroa Figueroa, who almost became President of Mexico. Through his books I learned what I am.
I learned fast that Huitzuco, the town my mother was from, is a racist town; Spaniards own the land and Indians are peons. My father was from Quetzaltenago, Guatemala; the race relations there are even worse. I find it very unlikely that I am mestizo.
I always liked Spanish girls, now I know why.
It pains me to see Spain going down the drain like this.
¡Lucha España!
Fight Spain!, these are hard times.
Of course I am proud, as my father was, to be in America, Xelajú, as he used to call his hometown, has been in my life since I remember. He sent Sergio Anaya to his home town team; he became Xelajú Anaya in Mexico.
From Anaya's WebPage
$804,600 for the Past Rector of my University
Arturo Dolores Contreras Gómez is a scientist. He was in charge of Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, when I joined three years ago. He has been kidnapped and the criminals want almost a million dollars. We do not have that kind of money around here.
What is going on?
After more than a week; no word. I write this on December 5, 2010.
I don't like this.
What is going on?
After more than a week; no word. I write this on December 5, 2010.
I don't like this.
Stressed World
As I expected things are getting worse. More rains, more droughts, and to top it off. Massive unrest in Europe. Kids are upset in major European nations, they are the hardest hit. No job, no school. What are they supposed to do? Join the Italian Mafia?
This is happening in Mexico also, the only difference is that here we speak Spanish, and kids are joining the Chapo Guzmán mafia.
There is a candidate for the position of Governor of Guerrero. I went to his meeting today (see Mixiotes below), he repeated something very simple. Do you want me to help you? Help me. Retired teachers will get more pension money, in return I want you to join a state literacy campaign. Many adults in this state do not know how to read or write in this 2010, after 100 years of Social Revolution, and 200 of Independence. This cannot stand.
It is so simple to get out of this mess. Power to Poor People!
This is happening in Mexico also, the only difference is that here we speak Spanish, and kids are joining the Chapo Guzmán mafia.
There is a candidate for the position of Governor of Guerrero. I went to his meeting today (see Mixiotes below), he repeated something very simple. Do you want me to help you? Help me. Retired teachers will get more pension money, in return I want you to join a state literacy campaign. Many adults in this state do not know how to read or write in this 2010, after 100 years of Social Revolution, and 200 of Independence. This cannot stand.
It is so simple to get out of this mess. Power to Poor People!
WikiLeaks Shut Down, but The Guardian Comes to the Rescue
The Guardian
I have been checking for the Information Release from WikiLeaks, only this appears.
There is nothing new there.
So I went to the Wikipedia article on WikiLeaks. I read that one could find some of the documents in The Guardian. I linked those above.
The Denial of Service Attack, and a static page do not fit. I don't know what is going on. Anyway you could go to the link above to be informed.
Watch DN!, it explains my confusion.
I have been checking for the Information Release from WikiLeaks, only this appears.
So I went to the Wikipedia article on WikiLeaks. I read that one could find some of the documents in The Guardian. I linked those above.
The Denial of Service Attack, and a static page do not fit. I don't know what is going on. Anyway you could go to the link above to be informed.
Watch DN!, it explains my confusion.
Todos Unidos con Mixiotes Calientitos
When my wife and I first went to Puebla in the early eighties, there had been a presidential campaign in 1976. Only one candidate run, José López Portillo, but the hills around Puebla, still had big, should we call them, natural banners?, i.e. with rocks or paint, in big letters one could read things like: ``Todos Unidos con López Portillo.''
The great sense of humor of my wife led her to compose other slogans in her head, she used to amuse us with. One that stuck in mine was: Todos Unidos con Tamales Calientitos. ``Everybody United With Hot Tamales.'' Tamal is a Mexican delicacy.
In my way to school early afternoon today, I saw a big gathering of school teachers from all over Guerrero State. They were waiting for Ángel Aguirre Rivero, who is running for Governor. I had seen this man, on campus last Wednesday; I liked him and wanted to see him again. So I sat there. He came, gave his speech asking us to vote for him, and everybody cheered, including myself. I felt like Zelig, nobody had invited me, but I was just blending seamlessly.
I got my share of Mixiotes Calientitos.
I guess I have to vote for the man now!
The great sense of humor of my wife led her to compose other slogans in her head, she used to amuse us with. One that stuck in mine was: Todos Unidos con Tamales Calientitos. ``Everybody United With Hot Tamales.'' Tamal is a Mexican delicacy.
In my way to school early afternoon today, I saw a big gathering of school teachers from all over Guerrero State. They were waiting for Ángel Aguirre Rivero, who is running for Governor. I had seen this man, on campus last Wednesday; I liked him and wanted to see him again. So I sat there. He came, gave his speech asking us to vote for him, and everybody cheered, including myself. I felt like Zelig, nobody had invited me, but I was just blending seamlessly.
I got my share of Mixiotes Calientitos.
I guess I have to vote for the man now!
Denial of Service Attack on WikiLeaks!
``Even as its servers were under a denial-of-service attack Sunday, making it virtually impossible to reach its Web site, the whistleblower group WikiLeaks began releasing the first batch of US government documents -- many of them State Department cables -- expected to cause embarrassment or even a straining of relations among the US's diplomatic partners.''
RawStory
RawStory
Lake Tahoe Warming
SFChronicle
The world's largest lakes, including Lake Tahoe, have been warming rapidly for 25 years as the global climate changes, NASA scientists report.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/25/BAVP1GGLE2.DTL#ixzz16d80mLag
The world's largest lakes, including Lake Tahoe, have been warming rapidly for 25 years as the global climate changes, NASA scientists report.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/25/BAVP1GGLE2.DTL#ixzz16d80mLag
My Friend Mike
He hired me for a few years, until I moved to other endeavors. I admire him for his tenacity. He is determined to make it. I am sure he will.
Los Aztecas Gang Leader Caught in Mexico
NYT
Why has the Mexican Government have to catch Los Aztecas; they are an El Paso, Texas, gang.
American authorities are skirting their responsibilities!
Why no town in the US has been abandoned like Ciudad Mier in Tamaulipas?
WSJ on Mier.
El Farmer
NYT
Why has the Mexican Government have to catch Los Aztecas; they are an El Paso, Texas, gang.
American authorities are skirting their responsibilities!
Why no town in the US has been abandoned like Ciudad Mier in Tamaulipas?
WSJ on Mier.
El Farmer
NYT
Saturday, November 27, 2010
David Schweickart
``After Capitalism'' is the name of the book I comment on now. This philosophy professor from Loyola University came to Mexico City recently.
You can read a Spanish report on his lecture in La Jornada by Julio Boltvinik, from Colegio de México, here.
Sources on Schweickart's life and work can be found in the following links:
Wikipedia
SolidarityEconomy.net
I consider myself an entrepreneur; professor Schweickart demonizes us. We depend on Surplus Value; this marxist concept explains why capitalism is possible. A few of us can garner the energies; creative and otherwise of others and make a profit.
I haven't gotten money yet, but if I do; I would be a capitalist.
I was specially taken by this graph. Boltvink publishes it in La Jornada's note. The Surplus Value Gap (Brecha de plusvalía) is an important variable to explain the current stage of capitalism. Since 1975 bosses have been keeping more and more of the work force value. Now there are more poor people, and a few very rich people. The dream of neoliberals, like myself, is to be in the receiving end of this XXIst century phenomenon.
I was aware of this process since the .com Revolution, Moore's Law, predicted a constant improvement of technology. Then I was taken completely by surprise when the bust came. At some point I thought that somebody was stealing the money. Professor Scweickart now confirms my guess. Partly I decided to try my luck at Elgin, IL, the land of clocks of my youth, with my friends of Lynk Labs Inc.; now I know I was right. I hope my friends don't ditch me.
I might solve my problem, but what about the overall economy?
It is clear to me that the only solution is to pay workers more.
You know what?
Workers have to organize themselves. I am not going to do it for them.
You can read a Spanish report on his lecture in La Jornada by Julio Boltvinik, from Colegio de México, here.
Sources on Schweickart's life and work can be found in the following links:
Wikipedia
SolidarityEconomy.net
I consider myself an entrepreneur; professor Schweickart demonizes us. We depend on Surplus Value; this marxist concept explains why capitalism is possible. A few of us can garner the energies; creative and otherwise of others and make a profit.
I haven't gotten money yet, but if I do; I would be a capitalist.
I was specially taken by this graph. Boltvink publishes it in La Jornada's note. The Surplus Value Gap (Brecha de plusvalía) is an important variable to explain the current stage of capitalism. Since 1975 bosses have been keeping more and more of the work force value. Now there are more poor people, and a few very rich people. The dream of neoliberals, like myself, is to be in the receiving end of this XXIst century phenomenon.
I was aware of this process since the .com Revolution, Moore's Law, predicted a constant improvement of technology. Then I was taken completely by surprise when the bust came. At some point I thought that somebody was stealing the money. Professor Scweickart now confirms my guess. Partly I decided to try my luck at Elgin, IL, the land of clocks of my youth, with my friends of Lynk Labs Inc.; now I know I was right. I hope my friends don't ditch me.
I might solve my problem, but what about the overall economy?
It is clear to me that the only solution is to pay workers more.
You know what?
Workers have to organize themselves. I am not going to do it for them.
Is Diego Fernández de Cevallos Well?
This is not right. We are devouring ourselves.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Greed?
You might've noticed an LEDs Magazine article below.
I am the Chief Scientist of LynkLabs. I may, just may, get a few bucks for that Las Vegas Casino LEDs sale.
Reading Bob Herbert today in the NYT, brings me to the real world.
Oh, well.
BTW, no attack on our campus by drug dealers. Maybe because a horse shoe sits on my desk. Woops, that is not greed, that is superstition.
I am the Chief Scientist of LynkLabs. I may, just may, get a few bucks for that Las Vegas Casino LEDs sale.
Reading Bob Herbert today in the NYT, brings me to the real world.
Oh, well.
BTW, no attack on our campus by drug dealers. Maybe because a horse shoe sits on my desk. Woops, that is not greed, that is superstition.
Is There a Message Here?
Horny men are reading my blog!
I am not Supposed to be Here Right Now
The math department head told us to leave the building, because there was a citywide threat today at 7:00 PM. He wanted us to leave at 6:00 PM. My office mate and I told him that we had discussed it and we are staying. He understood our point. As an authority he rather errs on the side of caution, but we are free to take our own decisions.
This threat was on email chains. The fight between drug cartels fighting for the town, could affect by-standers.
I am willing to take my chances to defend my right to work in my space.
I'll write what happened around here later.
Update Saturday 27, 2010: Nothing happened last night in my office.
This threat was on email chains. The fight between drug cartels fighting for the town, could affect by-standers.
I am willing to take my chances to defend my right to work in my space.
I'll write what happened around here later.
Update Saturday 27, 2010: Nothing happened last night in my office.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
As Promised The Cloud is Here
NYT
``MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — When a Google engineer gave top executives computers running the company’s new Chrome operating system, Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder, tried to hold on to his computer running an older version.
``MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — When a Google engineer gave top executives computers running the company’s new Chrome operating system, Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder, tried to hold on to his computer running an older version.
Mark Lennihan/Associated Press
Sundar Pichai, Google vice president, said Chrome OS was a platform for services.
“I reached to take the old one, and he reaches to grab it,” recalled Linus Upson, the vice president for engineering in charge of Chrome. “Then he realizes, ‘I don’t need it.’ ”
That is because Chrome stores everything that people have on their computers — like documents, photos and e-mail — online, or in tech parlance, in the cloud. In Google’s vision of a world where all computers run on its Chrome OS, anyone can walk up to any computer with an Internet connection and gain access to all their information.''
Thanksgiving
In the fall of 1973 my friend Stephen P. Vernon took me to his home. I slept in his room, and had dinner with his family in LA.
Wow!
I had just got to UCSB around the second week of September, we both were graduate students; he chose Solid State Physics, and I, High Energy Physics. He went to Tempe, to the Arizona State University. I went to Puebla, to the Autonomous University of Puebla, but I digress. Today I remember his humanity. His father was born in England, and Steve was American.
I felt so, welcomed.
Here I was, a complete unknown, in an unknown country, and this family took me into their home and fed me.
Now I know where this tradition comes from, then it was a pleasant cultural experience. Here in Mexico we have ``Día de los Muertos,'' Day of the Dead. Also that day everybody is welcomed in our houses and we feed them. Actually, nowadays this mostly happens, in small towns.
What I have in mind now is the origin of this tradition. As I told my students that haven't been to the States, here in Chilpancingo, this tradition comes from the pilgrims, who almost died when they first got to the, for them, new land. It was the kindness of strangers, Native Americans, which saved them from certain death. From then on, a new partnership was born. Here we have a place on this Earth, where perfect strangers are welcomed to join the effort to make a New World, with a New Man.
Below you can see my son and all his friends, whose ancestors originally came from all over the world.
Have a great Turkey Dinner!
Wow!
I had just got to UCSB around the second week of September, we both were graduate students; he chose Solid State Physics, and I, High Energy Physics. He went to Tempe, to the Arizona State University. I went to Puebla, to the Autonomous University of Puebla, but I digress. Today I remember his humanity. His father was born in England, and Steve was American.
I felt so, welcomed.
Here I was, a complete unknown, in an unknown country, and this family took me into their home and fed me.
Now I know where this tradition comes from, then it was a pleasant cultural experience. Here in Mexico we have ``Día de los Muertos,'' Day of the Dead. Also that day everybody is welcomed in our houses and we feed them. Actually, nowadays this mostly happens, in small towns.
What I have in mind now is the origin of this tradition. As I told my students that haven't been to the States, here in Chilpancingo, this tradition comes from the pilgrims, who almost died when they first got to the, for them, new land. It was the kindness of strangers, Native Americans, which saved them from certain death. From then on, a new partnership was born. Here we have a place on this Earth, where perfect strangers are welcomed to join the effort to make a New World, with a New Man.
Below you can see my son and all his friends, whose ancestors originally came from all over the world.
Have a great Turkey Dinner!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Carlos ``El Charro'' Montemayor Caught in Mexico
Barbie's successor is caught. He made a mistake, 20 mechanics from Michoacan were killed. What a case of mistaken identity! Reuters.
El Charro= The Cowboy
Who is worse, Carlos Montemayor aka El Charro or Tom Delay aka The Cowboy?
NYT
In my mind both are criminals that will get away with it!
El Charro= The Cowboy
Who is worse, Carlos Montemayor aka El Charro or Tom Delay aka The Cowboy?
NYT
In my mind both are criminals that will get away with it!
What is Risk?
``Reflecting the worries of investors, the yield spread between Spanish 10-year government bonds and those of Germany continued to widen on Wednesday — to as high as 2.59 percentage points, the biggest gap since the introduction of the euro. Spreads typically widen when investors perceive greater risk of not being repaid.''
NYT
Spreads? Risks? Cut the jargon. Spain is F#&ed.
NYT
Spreads? Risks? Cut the jargon. Spain is F#&ed.
My Network is Growing
I am happy to report that my friends are finding me, slowly but surely in this small piece of the Noosphere, that I have built.
Thanks, to all of you.
Thanks, to all of you.
When Looking for Cantoral
Taken from tvespectaculos.com
It is hard to compete with Itati Cantoral. I will never have such a beautiful picture.
Oh, well.
Mary Cuddehe in Relevant Science?
Either Mary Cuddehe, or somebody that knows her, came from the Chicago area to read Relevant Science. Thanks for the visit.
Experimental Philosophy
Newton's book, ``Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica'', was the beginning of Theoretical Physics.
Now I read in the NYT, that philosophers finally understood what Newton meant.
``Back in September, Joshua Knobe of Yale University, writing here at The Stone, outlined a new experimental approach to doing philosophy in his post, “Experiments in Philosophy.” Philosophers, he argued, have spent enough time cogitating in their armchairs. Knobe described how he and a group of like-minded colleagues in the discipline have undertaken a more engaged approach, working with cognitive scientists and designing experiments that will “test” people’s intuitions about traditional philosophic puzzlers such as the existence of God, the objectivity of ethics and the possibility of free will. The result: new, empirically-grounded insights available to philosophers and psychologists.''
Philosophy choses to consider everything, the problem, in my mind, has been that sometimes one does not know if that particular endeavorer will lead anywhere. If one chooses to besides the thinking, and together with it, one goes to the world and pokes around, one can learn more. Writing this, I remembered my friend Vinod Janghiani at UCSB. He is a very intelligent man, but he was really curious about the take of other people. I guess he was up to something.
The way I see it, every single human brain near us, is one of the most interesting structures in this universe of ours, one has to try to poke brains.
Welcome to Science, dear Philosophers, a little late, but better late than never.
Now I read in the NYT, that philosophers finally understood what Newton meant.
``Back in September, Joshua Knobe of Yale University, writing here at The Stone, outlined a new experimental approach to doing philosophy in his post, “Experiments in Philosophy.” Philosophers, he argued, have spent enough time cogitating in their armchairs. Knobe described how he and a group of like-minded colleagues in the discipline have undertaken a more engaged approach, working with cognitive scientists and designing experiments that will “test” people’s intuitions about traditional philosophic puzzlers such as the existence of God, the objectivity of ethics and the possibility of free will. The result: new, empirically-grounded insights available to philosophers and psychologists.''
Philosophy choses to consider everything, the problem, in my mind, has been that sometimes one does not know if that particular endeavorer will lead anywhere. If one chooses to besides the thinking, and together with it, one goes to the world and pokes around, one can learn more. Writing this, I remembered my friend Vinod Janghiani at UCSB. He is a very intelligent man, but he was really curious about the take of other people. I guess he was up to something.
The way I see it, every single human brain near us, is one of the most interesting structures in this universe of ours, one has to try to poke brains.
Welcome to Science, dear Philosophers, a little late, but better late than never.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Tom Friedman and I
``If you want to know who’s doing the parenting part right, start with immigrants, who know that learning is the way up. Last week, the 32 winners of Rhodes Scholarships for 2011 were announced — America’s top college grads. Here are half the names on that list: Mark Jia, Aakash Shah, Zujaja Tauqeer, Tracy Yang, William Zeng, Daniel Lage, Ye Jin Kang, Baltazar Zavala, Esther Uduehi, Prerna Nadathur, Priya Sury, Anna Alekeyeva, Fatima Sabar, Renugan Raidoo, Jennifer Lai, Varun Sivaram.
Do you see a pattern?''
NYT
See my son's schedule below. His name does not sound that common either.
Go son, go!
Do you see a pattern?''
NYT
See my son's schedule below. His name does not sound that common either.
Go son, go!
Edgar Altamirano on the Radio Today
Here you can find the main points of his talk.
Some comments are in order:
Edgar is a creative scholar, way ahead of his peers, he has had a very interesting life. He knows Mexican and foreign artists and scholars. He is an asset to our University.
Today I embarked in a project. I am not much of a music fan, and I AM NOT A HACKER. After listening to Edgar this morning I decided to do what kids do nowadays without even thinking about it. I took a beautiful song from a friend, Kopani Rojas Ríos, and added a picture of an ofrenda; a Mexican tradition by which we remember our beloved ancestors that had passed away, and uploaded a video to YouTube, (video above).
I had to copy a script and ran it in my Ubuntu 10.04.
It worked!
First I changed the wav, into mp3, then with that script I made an mpg.
I even sound like a real hacker; but remember, even more if you are some kind of government agent: I AM NOT A HACKER.
On a more serious note. Kids are using the Internet far much more than their elders. We can't leave them alone. We have to travel with them, at least made as big of an effort as we can muster. It is irresponsible not to do so.
We have to intelligently asses what it is good for, and live in this world, as professor Altamirano recommends. Only by cohabiting with the kids in this Noosphere, can they and we, go to the next stage needed to save ourselves from extinction.
By the way, I also went to Amojileca to hear Kopani. Professor Altamirano went this past Sunday. Great food, and great music. Edgar mentioned how Kopani promotes herself through the Internet.
See, I am helping her. Visit my YouTube place.
Some comments are in order:
Edgar is a creative scholar, way ahead of his peers, he has had a very interesting life. He knows Mexican and foreign artists and scholars. He is an asset to our University.
Today I embarked in a project. I am not much of a music fan, and I AM NOT A HACKER. After listening to Edgar this morning I decided to do what kids do nowadays without even thinking about it. I took a beautiful song from a friend, Kopani Rojas Ríos, and added a picture of an ofrenda; a Mexican tradition by which we remember our beloved ancestors that had passed away, and uploaded a video to YouTube, (video above).
I had to copy a script and ran it in my Ubuntu 10.04.
It worked!
First I changed the wav, into mp3, then with that script I made an mpg.
I even sound like a real hacker; but remember, even more if you are some kind of government agent: I AM NOT A HACKER.
On a more serious note. Kids are using the Internet far much more than their elders. We can't leave them alone. We have to travel with them, at least made as big of an effort as we can muster. It is irresponsible not to do so.
We have to intelligently asses what it is good for, and live in this world, as professor Altamirano recommends. Only by cohabiting with the kids in this Noosphere, can they and we, go to the next stage needed to save ourselves from extinction.
By the way, I also went to Amojileca to hear Kopani. Professor Altamirano went this past Sunday. Great food, and great music. Edgar mentioned how Kopani promotes herself through the Internet.
See, I am helping her. Visit my YouTube place.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Left and Right
I feel fortunate to have American and Mexican friends. I disagree with an American one on Paul Krugman's view of the world. He is more concerned about the coming financial catastrophe coming our way if Obamacare and other liberal measures are taken.
Reading Bob Herbert today in the NYT, I feel the need to take advantage of a teachable moment . Herbert reminds us of John Kennedy and the beginning of the sixties when everything was possible even a moon mission. I remember another American friend, that accepted the challenge to join the Peace Corps in those years. Americans then thought they could do anything. Nowadays they feel that they cannot do anything. I want my money back, is what I hear, from this friend who opposes Krugman's ideas. That is what I hear. No idealism.
That is not me, I am still a young man from the sixties, in my own sixties.
Come on people. We are forced to be a new kind of human being. We are in deep, deep, trouble; and that is why we have to be full of hope. Otherwise we do not have any chance.
I am a leftist and proud of it.
From Herbert's piece:
``Kennedy spoke in his acceptance speech of a choice “between national greatness and national decline.” That choice was never so stark as right now. There is still time to listen to a voice from half a century ago.''
Reading Bob Herbert today in the NYT, I feel the need to take advantage of a teachable moment . Herbert reminds us of John Kennedy and the beginning of the sixties when everything was possible even a moon mission. I remember another American friend, that accepted the challenge to join the Peace Corps in those years. Americans then thought they could do anything. Nowadays they feel that they cannot do anything. I want my money back, is what I hear, from this friend who opposes Krugman's ideas. That is what I hear. No idealism.
That is not me, I am still a young man from the sixties, in my own sixties.
Come on people. We are forced to be a new kind of human being. We are in deep, deep, trouble; and that is why we have to be full of hope. Otherwise we do not have any chance.
I am a leftist and proud of it.
From Herbert's piece:
``Kennedy spoke in his acceptance speech of a choice “between national greatness and national decline.” That choice was never so stark as right now. There is still time to listen to a voice from half a century ago.''
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