Sí se puede

In an odd twist, one could immediately recognize the faces of two kinds of New Yorkers on Wednesday morning — homosexuals and registered Republicans — as the ones not beaming on their way to work.

Populism and American Idol

With the electoral season upon us, the electoral college and populism have popped up in a lot of recent conversations. In my heart of hearts, I desperately wish that I believed in direct democracy, but I have a lot of reservations, and I need look no further than the U.S. version of Pop Idol to illustrate my case.

The Cult of Accountability

I’ve been thinking a bit about how difficult it can be to make anybody do anything. We live in a culture where lots of people simply don’t do their jobs. These people don’t take responsibility for their actions and it seems like nobody is holding them accountable, either.