The Idea Blog

Doris Kearns Goodwin on the President’s speech this week

Posted by Mark on Sunday, June 13th, 2010. Filed under Politics.

I said to someone today that I can't do anything about the oil spilling into the Gulf. It can piss ...

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, April 28th, 2010. Filed under Online video, Politics.

Sorry for the language, but, hey, I didn't use it. (Though I have.) Some enterprising video mixers have taken part ...

Posted by Mark on Sunday, March 7th, 2010. Filed under Living, Politics.

I think this particular go-round of healthcare legislative initiatives, yes, is dead. So much misinformation, so much anger, so many ...

Posted by Mark on Sunday, February 21st, 2010. Filed under Economy, Education, Environment, Politics.

"Our parents truly were the Greatest Generation. We, alas, in too many ways, have been what the writer Kurt Andersen ...

Posted by Mark on Saturday, February 20th, 2010. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Politics.

On a number of occasions I have posted TED (originally for "Technology, Entertainment and Design") conference talks. For those of ...