Thursday, October 20, 2005

Hi- My name is Ron Myers. My interests and the things I want to comment on are these: Political theory, especially as related to anarchism as a branch of socialism. Poker. Movies. Mary S helley. Cosmology. The Sacco and Vanzetti case. The danger to society of a belief in gods. Any gossip. What's going on in Spokane or New York.

Anyway, this is what I come up with for starters.

Questions bothering me right now:

1. How did Thomas Sowell ever get to be considered a thinker rather
than a bitter hatchet man for the right?

2. How can we all be trusted to make economic and political decisions
when so few of us can understand string theory?

3. How did Pinker get led so far astray when he had Chomsky so
readily available?

4. How can I get people to realize political parties will never be
the answer?

5. How can any progressive back Hillary Clinton?



Three books that help inform my opinions are:

1. Community, Anarchy, and Liberty by Michael Taylor.

2. Is Democracy Possible? by John Burnheim.

3. The Evolution of Cooperation by Robert Axelrod.

Anyone out there who has also been influenced by any of these books? The truth is very subtle and these books are immensely helpful at getting a clearer picture of our political options.

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