Liberals and conservatives alike frequently rely on limited evidence, personal experience, religious beliefs or gut emotions to determine solutions for complex problems. From immigration to global warming - taxes to terrorism - or health care to free trade - analytical study is rare. Science based policy making isn’t the way of Washington. And the consequences are catastrophic. Change is urgently needed. Just do the freakin’ math.
If you want some laughs and a profound understanding of the problems we face...and possible solutions...watch Thomas Barnett's TED presentation. Wow!
posted by Chuck Woolery @ 10/09/2009 02:28:00 AM
Not the game show host...but definitely a love connection with nature and humanity. Love of family, health, unselfish people, Ben&Jerrys, biking, recycling, and thinking outside the box. Did I mention effective action to protect inalienable human rights? Originally a High School biology teacher 26 years ago I allowed a volunteer to speak to my students about world hunger. After learning that 42,000 children under the age of five died every DAY as a result of easily preventable malnutrition and infections I changed my career. From a practicing environmentalist to world hunger and global health activist I then learned of the threat of bioterrorism and the increasingly vital need to improve, democratize and strengthen the United Nations. Security is not a function of being well armed or disarming others. It’s a function of justice. Justice is best enforced by a democratically elected body sworn to making laws that best protects everyone’s inalienable human rights. As an avid C-Span junkie and love debate and educating people on the lessons that I believe our founding fathers wanted us to learn and live by. And, I love to dance.
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