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* The Courage to Think, to Speak, and to Lead.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Two speakers have impressed me in the last two days. On Monday night, I went to hear Laura Tyson, Berkeley Professor and advisor to the Obama White House, speak about the economy. In wonderfully understandable language, Dr. Tyson explained to a packed auditorium the current state of the economy, and outlined the central worrying points [...]

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* The Obama Phenomenon

Friday, March 27, 2009

How does one person inspire others We certainly don’t take specific political positions on this blog; our primary purpose is to explore the nature of inspiration. But whether or not one agrees with the political philosophy of Barack Obama, it’s clear that millions have been inspired by his written and spoken rhetoric in the past [...]

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* What’s the Story?

Monday, February 23, 2009

When I was in undergraduate school at Linfield College in the 60s, my cadre of friends studying Religious Philosophy would drink strong coffee and discuss whether the prophets of various religions predicted the future or created it. Since I’m a believer in the power of declaration, I always came down on the side of creation. [...]

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