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 "With the term vita active, I propose to designate three fundamental human activities:  labor, work, and action.  They are fundamental...

 With mail in voting, there really is no such thing as election day any more.  It's an election period with a deadline.  And so we'r...

LA Times article by Wendy Lee   "As Hollywood’s major unions gird for potentially contentious contract negotiations with the major...

It's Labor Day.  And as the president foments anti-immigrant anger and violence, and unions are weaker than they've been in over 50 ...

Some pieces on the less visible side of our rapid adoption of electronic media. Computer Games - From Real Life "During a quarterl...

I recommend listening to the video while you read this.  (I realize that Coltrane isn't a mass consumption product, but some of my reade...

We went to the UCLA hazardous waste drop-off this morning and saw these guys actually painting this Beauty and the Beast billboard onto the ...

The single candidate for president of the University of Alaska, Jim Johnsen, will visit Anchorage July 8, 2015.  There will be forums for di...

As Congress appears close to at least temporarily approving the Homeland Security budget , I am reminded of a conversation I had last week a...

The second weekend, lots of movies, lots of hard choices.  But no Bear Tooth this weekend.  That's new this year. Here's the grid ...

Rooster Pose image from Martin Brading It seems to me that some conservatives seem to be incredibly adept at intellectual yoga, in whi...

Anchorage Assembly Meeting - click to enlarge The Assembly voted 7-4 to repeal Assembly Ordinance 37 which squeaked by last year after A...