BLENDING

Bringing together the diverse threads of my life

Nancy Jane Moore

Nancy Jane Moore
Location
Austin, Texas,
Bio
I'm a writer and intellectual who needs physical movement to thrive; a feminist who doesn't feel defined by my gender; a liberal who prefers working class neighborhoods; an Aikido black belt who thinks paying attention is the most important skill of self defense; and a native Texan who lived in Washington, D.C., for many years.

MY RECENT POSTS

Editor’s Pick
FEBRUARY 12, 2009 4:55PM

Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin

It’s Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday today. 2009 is also the 150th Charles Darwin anniversary of the publication of his master work, On the Origin of Species. Recognizing that most of us have not read it, The New York Times this week provided selections from the book along with commentary.

Over… Read full post »

Editor’s Pick
DECEMBER 15, 2008 9:39AM

Get Rid of the Electoral College

An op-ed in the Dec. 15 New York Times suggests that states need to apportion their presidential vote by congressional district, so that in a state where, say, a winning candidate carried 8 districts, and the loser 7, the loser would end up with some votes.

The author, Randall Lane (editor of… Read full post »