Amusing Ourselves to Death: Huxley vs Orwell. A clever comic over on the accuracy of George Orwell’s predictions about future society over that of Aldous Huxley.
It’s informative and scary at the same time. “In short, Orwell feared that what we hate would ruin us. Political Irony & A Modest Proposal. This letter to the editor was published in a newspaper in Michigan , after Governor Rick Snyder and the Republican-controlled legislature voted to cut the school budget by $300 per student, and redistribute some of the money to increase funding for prisons: Dear Governor Snyder, In these tough economic times, schools are hurting.
And yes, everyone in Michigan is hurting right now financially, but why aren’t we protecting schools? Schools are the one place on Earth that people look to to “fix” what is wrong with society by educating our youth and preparing them to take on the issues that society has created. One solution I believe we must do is take a look at our corrections system in Michigan. We rank nationally at the top in the number of people we incarcerate. Wisdom of the Ancients. BREAKING: You Know That TED Talk You Werent Supposed To See? Here It Is. Presented in partnership with Nick Hanauer, self described "super-rich" entrepreneur, gave a fantastic TED Talk about how the middle class—not the super-rich—are the real job creators.
But TED, which has released over 100 different political videos in the past, thought this one was too partisan and refused to release it. We normally love TED, and were surprised they didn't think this talk was TEDworthy. Under pressure from the internets, TED finally relented and released the video. Watch it and decide for yourself if it's really all that controversial to say that the "super-rich are not job creators. "