A famous astronomer is perhaps most famous for his soundbites. As he sees it, he’s doing his part for education.
Neil deGrasse Tyson on the art of the soundbite from Maria Popova on Vimeo.
In a world where people often complain about politicians “talking in soundbites,” it’s worth keeping Neil deGrasse Tyson’s acceptance of the form in mind.
Some skepticism about blowing things up to make a point, or to draw a line in someone else’s sand, to establish a principle:
But then look at the bigger picture:
“The fuse that lit the powder keg,” states Tim Knight of Colorado Springs, a leader of the pro-Morse recall group Basic Freedom Defense Fund, “telling his party caucus he was proud of his fellow politicians for ignoring their constituents.”
“You’re elected to represent us, not to dictate to us,” explains El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa, a supporter of the recall of Sen. Giron.
Victor Head of Pueblo Freedom & Rights notes, “We’re thinking of kinda taking the plumber’s wrench as our new logo and saying, ‘Don’t mess with regular people or we will throw a big wrench into your well-thought-out plans.’” (NRA News)
The president hems and haws about what he’d do if Congress doesn’t approve of his plans to punish Syria’s president.
http://youtu.be/AR96XouYzg8
Amazing. The British Parliament bucks the establishment warmongering.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEV6ySlsAmk
It’s an old tradition, and not just relegated to “the fringes”:
Jesse Walker’s book is now available. Here’s an excerpt. Here’s an interview for reading, and here’s another.
Walker works for Reason magazine, and you know what that means — Reason TV’s Nick Gillespie interviewed his comrade:
And here he is, reading from his new book, at Politics & Prose:
Reasonable searches, or police-state harassment?
Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) fields questions from Laura Ingraham, guest-hosting on The O’Reilly Factor:
Enough of the “Black Community” and the “White Community” — how about seeing everyone as an individual? Though not perfect, this bit of satire is well worth thinking about:
http://youtu.be/NjyUSxCD4jg
Insiders sew up elections by stitching up bizarre voting districts. What can be done?