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Monthly Archives June 2011

Complexity in American policy and politics

I haven’t been writing about politics lately because “frustration” is a dramatic understatement of my attitude towards the Obama administration’s domestic policy (and politics). But Matthew Yglesias wrote something yesterday that should be repeated as often as possible: “…frustrated progressives have fallen into a trap of thinking that the answers to policy questions are more [...]

Posted 22 June 2011 Adam § § Comments (1)

Words again

“Words” By Anne Sexton Be careful of words, even the miraculous ones. For the miraculous we do our best, sometimes they swarm like insects and leave not a sting but a kiss. They can be as good as fingers. They can be as trusty as the rock you stick your bottom on. But they can [...]

Posted 14 June 2011 Adam § § Comments (0)

Curses

Kansas City’s Shakespeare Festival is putting on Macbeth this summer. For a lot of reasons that put me in more foul a mood than fair, I’ve been reluctant to go near it. But I managed to get myself to one of the pre-show lectures that are going on at my local branch of the Kansas [...]

Posted 07 June 2011 Adam § , § Comments (0)