Database Application Specialist, Independent Scholar, Student of Language
To his credit, O’Reilly didn’t go easy on Rumsfeld. John Stewart was far more polite. Given O’Reilly’s influence, this interview could have a significant lasting effect on much of public’s memory of the war. That means a shared awareness that … Continue reading →
This is just an outline of some ideas I was playing around with this morning. Down the line, maybe it could be worked into something with a sensible narrative. (I wonder if it will still make sense to me at … Continue reading →
There was a news report last week that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor had prompted a thread on Quora about how Congress could use social media to enhance the legislative process. That topic is dear to me, so I posted … Continue reading →
Mr. O’Reilly refuses to back down on his goddidit view of the world, trotting out the old trope that, “It takes more faith to not believe [in a deity], than to believe that [the intricacy of the Universe] was all … Continue reading →
I wonder if Bill O’Reilly ever heard of John Rawls? From tonight’s version of Talking Points, it seems not. But if he had, it wouldn’t matter. At least the guy’s consistent. He knows himself and where he stands. He’s so … Continue reading →
Though I’m fascinated by Bill O’Reilly and how he spins the news, I realized I’m just not obsessed enough to keep up a timely and regular commentary on his Talking Points Memo. Last Tuesday’s show included a swipe at social … Continue reading →
O’Reilly’s first TPM of the year struck me, for the most part, as a fairly level-headed critique of the GOP’s plan to repeal last year’s health care legislation. It’s also a very timely question, well in line with the proper … Continue reading →
I’ve been playing with Quora recently. It’s a crowd-sourced Q&A site… intriguingly slick, but a let down so far. They should talk to me about how to combine queued vetting, ranked choice voting, and coalescent bubbling. In any case, the … Continue reading →
This is a conference paper I presented a while back. It clearly reflects a secular point of view, but it puts me in the minority of a minority on a very important issue… the nature of freedom and free will. … Continue reading →
Welcome to Secular Progress. For the first post, it’s appropriate to offer the brief story of how this blog got started: There’s a Fox News journalist named Bill O’Reilly who is very skilled, very popular, and very controversial (as if … Continue reading →