Archive for the 'Politics' Category

Fact From Myth, Meaning From Ambivalence

Posted by Rob on August 15th, 2008

In most of Western civilization, we’ve elevated reductionism and ambivalence to the status of state religion. We write off cultural myth as merely fanciful storytelling (or worse, literal truth); reduce vital political debates to the competitive give-and-take of a football game; entertain the idea that formal education is little more than cultural repression; even […]

Storm Warning - The Inevitability Of Math

Posted by Rob on August 23rd, 2007

Once upon a time, there was young woman named Katrina. She didn’t have much to her name, was just getting started in life, and arrived in West Palm Beach, Florida in the late summer of 2005 with a slight touch of attitude but otherwise unremarkably.
Katrina’s arrival in West Palm Beach was noted by some, […]

High-Risk Mortgages Become Toxic Mess

Posted by Rob on August 11th, 2007

No comments today, just wanted to share a good news story found in the Orlando Sentinel this morning. Pretty excellent piece on what’s really happening in the housing market, what variable rate ARM’s are about to do, and what greater ramifications we can expect.

If the worst fears about these loans materialize, the economic damage […]

Less Terror, A Lot More Crime

Posted by Rob on April 16th, 2007

We all know that over the last five and a half years, our current federal administration has devoted a tremendous amount of resources to the “War on Terror”. Intelligence agencies have been realigned. Wars are being fought. Torture is tolerated in secret prisons worldwide. Legal protections fundamental to American society have […]

Taking A Closer Look At The Subprime Fiasco

Posted by Rob on April 13th, 2007

Christ, this is going to get ugly.
Before I even get started with this, I want to make one thing perfectly clear: I am not an expert on mortgage finance by any means, nor am I a participant in the real estate sector in any direct professional capacity. I’m a writer with a small knack […]