Comments on: “The joy and nobility of politics” http://blindtaste.com/2009/08/31/the-joy-and-nobility-of-politics/ A critical review of food, drinks, culture, and cognition Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:30:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Julian Cooper http://blindtaste.com/2009/08/31/the-joy-and-nobility-of-politics/#comment-34154 Julian Cooper Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:37:26 +0000 http://blindtaste.com/?p=551#comment-34154 actually, i do not like politics that much because it is a dirty job.-"- actually, i do not like politics that much because it is a dirty job.-”-

]]> By: John Whedon http://blindtaste.com/2009/08/31/the-joy-and-nobility-of-politics/#comment-3105 John Whedon Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:50:23 +0000 http://blindtaste.com/?p=551#comment-3105 One of the best reflections to come from Kennedy's death. Thank you. It is reminiscent of some of the views Jan Deutsch, professor at the Yale Law School, has been putting forth for the last ten years or so. The debate is not exactly open to challenges to the conventional view of democracy, and Deutsch has no more than a few devoted students. I do see a potential change in this with some of the more recent work of another Yale Law grad, Lawrence Lessig, with Change Congress. The idea is to challenge the way our democracy has become skewed in a way that - here is the clicker - does not allow our politicians to take wrong positions on the merits. The disappointing positions of our politicians these days are rarely a matter of honest, good faith differences. One of the best reflections to come from Kennedy’s death. Thank you.

It is reminiscent of some of the views Jan Deutsch, professor at the Yale Law School, has been putting forth for the last ten years or so. The debate is not exactly open to challenges to the conventional view of democracy, and Deutsch has no more than a few devoted students.

I do see a potential change in this with some of the more recent work of another Yale Law grad, Lawrence Lessig, with Change Congress. The idea is to challenge the way our democracy has become skewed in a way that – here is the clicker – does not allow our politicians to take wrong positions on the merits. The disappointing positions of our politicians these days are rarely a matter of honest, good faith differences.

]]> By: yankee interloper http://blindtaste.com/2009/08/31/the-joy-and-nobility-of-politics/#comment-2735 yankee interloper Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:35:01 +0000 http://blindtaste.com/?p=551#comment-2735 Hey there Robin, looks like we're talking about similar ideas, sorta. I loved Teddy Kennedy, but count me as skeptical of aristocracy. I'm skeptical of democracy too, but at this particular moment feels like an old, narrow, self-important elite has captured too many of our institutions. Feels like a dose of popular will would be a welcome antidote. http://yankeeinterloper.blogspot.com/2009/08/meritocracy.html http://yankeeinterloper.blogspot.com/2009/08/epitaph-for-good-and-decent-man.html Hey there Robin, looks like we’re talking about similar ideas, sorta. I loved Teddy Kennedy, but count me as skeptical of aristocracy. I’m skeptical of democracy too, but at this particular moment feels like an old, narrow, self-important elite has captured too many of our institutions. Feels like a dose of popular will would be a welcome antidote.

http://yankeeinterloper.blogspot.com/2009/08/meritocracy.html

http://yankeeinterloper.blogspot.com/2009/08/epitaph-for-good-and-decent-man.html

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