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Month: October 2011

Let’s go visit the planets!

Let’s go visit the planets!

I’ve finished my very first children’s book, and it is now available for sale. I wanted to write a book about astronomy that had good rhymes my 2 year old son would enjoy. The result is my first book, “Let’s go visit the planets.” You can download a PDF version here. A high-quality, full color, soft cover copy of the book costs $8 plus shipping, available here.

The problem with elections

The problem with elections

Even though the 2012 presidential elections are still over a year away, the news is already saturated with stories about the Republican candidates campaigning. We all take for granted that democracy is the ideal system of government, and that our system of elections is an ideal way to select our country’s leaders. But is it? Being a politician requires two completely different skill sets: campaigning skills and governing skills. The two skills sets are very different from one another. A…

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