by Mike Bock | Mar 13, 2010 | M Bock, Opinion
It turns out that some conservatives not only think that government shouldn’t seek to advance social or economic justice, they think that religion should not work for social justice either. Conservative spokesperson Glen Beck is urging Christians to refuse to attend...
by Mike Bock | Mar 8, 2010 | M Bock
The framework I’m hanging my hat on, so to speak, is “systems’ thinking.” A systems’ thinking problem solving framework is neither Conservative, nor Liberal. It is scientific. What divides individuals who consider themselves “Conservatives” from those who...
by Mike Bock | Jan 29, 2010 | M Bock, Opinion, Special Reports
In Washington, the State of the Union projected an elaborate show — a conclave of the powerful, acting out an impressive ceremony. From the POV of an anthropologist — say, from the planet Xenon — I’m wondering: What is fair analysis of the big...
by Mike Bock | Jan 22, 2010 | M Bock
The leadership of the Montgomery County Democratic Party, it appears, is really not much interested in expanding the Party’s membership. It is all about control. It is all about maintaining the status of special interests. Last night I attended the January meeting of...
by Mike Bock | Dec 22, 2009 | M Bock
“Avatar” takes place 4.3 light years from Earth, in the year 2154. Here is a description of the key premise of the movie from a review: Intelligent life, called Na’vi, has been found on the moon called Pandora. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a paraplegic Marine...
by Mike Bock | Dec 18, 2009 | M Bock, Opinion
In President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize speech, I hear Obama asking and attempting to answer a fundamental question: “How do we overcome evil?” The question, “How do we overcome evil?”, is a great way to frame the question of “peace,” because, in the world view of...
