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Private Companies/Corp. Not Always Efficient
I have noted that several conservatives have been beating the drum about government being generally worthless and that only private companies/corporations can do anything efficiently. I think this based on a faulty assumption that free market forces create efficient organizations. My expe… Read full post »
Overpopulation
I just finished reading an article on Alternet entitled:
Are We Breeding Ourselves to Extinction?
By Chris Hedges, Truthdig. Posted March 11, 2009.
http://www.alternet.org/environment/130843/are_we_breeding_ourselves_to_extinction/
The author makes the point that working on the c… Read full post »
Reading "Your Inner Fish"
I just finished reading the book "Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body." I really liked this book for it's insights into how humans evolved. The book provides examples of how we carry the history of evolution within our own bodies.
Vision vs. Comprimize
The discussion about the stimulus bill reminds me a lot of work experiences designing standard operating procedures or in writing documents. Procedures/documents designed by a committee often seemed unwieldy at the end with no one satisfied with the outcome. This is much like… Read full post »
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