Tony Campolo was the speaker at this year’s Yearly Meeting for the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends, and I happened to be the one responsible for the live streaming of it (you can still go watch the video on the site). He spoke three times, but there was one topic that has stuck with me [...]
Categories: God Type Things,Grown Up Stuff,Politics
Tagged: authority, NWYM, power, Tony Campolo
I heard an interview with David Rothkopf about his article in the Washington Post, and he talked about how there is somewhat of a cycle to economic policy. That’s started me thinking about economic policy, and where we are going to go in the next few years. The last time the US was in this [...]
Categories: Grown Up Stuff,Politics
Tagged: economy
There’s been a lot in the news lately about the growing tension surrounding China, Tibet, and the upcoming Olympic Games. I find a lot of, I dunno, personal unrest, and lack of answers for “what’s right” in this situation. First off, reference this article. [Hein] Verbruggen [the IOC coordinator for the 2008 Olympics] reiterated the IOC’s [...]
I don’t usually offer my thoughts on political issues, but I felt the need to do it today. I’ve been pondering the recent controversy surrounding the Dubai Ports International (failed) takeover of six major US ports, and I’ve had a consistent thought: we are the same prejudiced and paranoid society that we were back in [...]
Categories: Politics