Egocasting: The Good, Bad, and Ugly

[The following is extracted from an email response I sent to a friend who asked about Christine Rosen’s article in The New Atlantis, “The Age ofEgocasting.”]

Interesting stuff. To be sure, this feels more like an extended and eloquent “rant”
than a real essay. Then again, Pod person that I am, I skimmed it rather than
reading it through. 🙂

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Pundita’s Macro-Economics of Micro-Entrepreneurship

My fellow blogger Pundita — mostly on hiatus but returning to a weekly format in April — very kindly responded to my query about fellow blogger Eric Raymond’s enthusiasm for micro-infrastructure:
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Bono’s Radical Centrist Sermon

While Bono does not appear to self-identify with any sort of radical centrism, his combination of spiritual passion and data-driven pragmatism certainly makes him a kindred soul. In particular, his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast were an impressive balance of:
* self-deprecating humor
* hard, cold facts
* appeal to both spiritual values and enlightened self-interest
* generous affirmation of past achievements
* bold challenge to meet higher standards

It is rare for to see either a political or religious speech that dares to tackle these sort of big issues, much less one that does both so well. A genuine inspiration.


Islam, rioting, and Danish cartoons

Like much of the blogosphere, we’ve been having a spirited discussion of the significance of the rioting, sweeping the Middle East in response to some provocative cartoons in European newspapers, and what should/could be done about it. Here’s a few of the threads:

* What  can we do? What should we do about this?
* Open  Letter to Muslims Offended by the Danish Cartoon
* Islam  and hypocrisy
* Media  and hypocrisy

Let us know  what you think.


Pundita’s Parting Shots on Democracy

My friend, foreign policy blogger Pundita, is
hanging up her keyboard. 😦 Well, maybe not
complete retirement, but certainly moving away from a daily format, for reasons
I completely understand.

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Billy Rojas: The Politically Incorrect Martin Luther King

Our resident historian Billy Rojas just published
a two-part series on the ideology, theology, and political orientation of Martin
Luther King, Jr. Read the rest of this entry »


Pundita on “Glopism” – a new form of Anti-Government

My friend Pundita had a delightful film-noir take on Chinese politics, apparently
in homage to the old radio drama “Broadway’s my beat.” Read the rest of this entry »


Pundita on the need to Re-Invent Socialism

While Centroids is busy Re-Inventing Capitalism, Pundita posts a
scatching critique of European socialism. Read the rest of this entry »


Katrina versus Libertarians

Like much of the blogosphere, Centroids has been
discussing the fallout from Katrina and what it tells us about
both government and Libertarian philosophy — specifically, the
limits of both. Read the rest of this entry »


The Politics of Legitimate Governance

An Open Letter to the Membership Committee of the Open Source
Initiative
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