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All Blog Posts Tagged 'politics' (4)

Or-Tal Kiriati Reflection on Democracy

This is an excerpt from my latest blog post, following yesterday's general elections in Israel. "Following the results of yesterday’s general elections in Israel, I have some reflections on democracy. Especially our own democracy. Israel is a young state. Only 60 years old, it is not surprising that it is still searching for the right method of political order, or governance. Very clear on the fact that it is this version or another of a democracy, a rule of the people, I keep hearing the voic… Continue

Added by Or-Tal Kiriati on February 11, 2009 at 9:07am — 7 Comments

Skip Zilla culture, politics, and education

I've grown very curious about how American politics has played out over the time since WW2 that I've been alive. Although a student of politics during my college days, the recent U.S. Presidential election campaign re-engaged me in reading and thinking about American politics and how it might be a subject for exploration constructively even by students of elementary school age. I've just begun reading Rick Perlstein's… Continue

Added by Skip Zilla on December 30, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Skip Zilla the neuroscience of politics

What follows below is a video presentation by neuroscientist George Lakoff about his recent book, The Political Mind. But Lakoff does more: he describes at greater length (about one hour) the findings of neuroscience about the embodied mind. Continue

Added by Skip Zilla on August 24, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Skip Zilla an election day conversation

Copy of: This is an enquiry e-mail via http://www.electionunspun.org/ from: Skip Zilla at skip.zilla@cusiositymatters.org Hello, Leigh Ann (Caldwell). I enjoyed our lunch hour meeting and conversation at my nearby Panera Restaurant in Cleveland on this Ohio primary election day! It's not often I get to share an electrical receptacle for powering laptops with such an astute political reporter and great conversationalist! I plan to read/listen to wh… Continue

Added by Skip Zilla on March 4, 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

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