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Rebecca Solnit - Hope In The Dark - A beautiful book for anyone who is frustrated with the state of the world and despairs of anything ever changing. This book reminds us of how far we've come and gives us hope for the future. Pat Rothfuss - The Name of The Wind - A well-written story with some fascinating characters. A different take on the familiar story of a gifted young man who is destined for great things. David Weber - Off Armageddon Reef - A very good story taking place in the far future after most of humanity hass been wiped out by an alien race. Noam Chomsky - Hegemony or Survival - America's Quest for Global Dominance. Everyone should read Chomsky at some point. He definitely gives you a new perspective on politics, economics, and society in general. Good stuff. Michael Shermer - The Science of Good and Evil. A very interesting look at how morality and ethics developed. Also examines whether we need religion to make us behave or whether we can accept a scientific rationale for ethical behavior. Neil Gaiman - Smoke and Mirrors. A great collection of short stories from a terrific author. Michael J. Novacek - Terra - Our 100 Million Year Old Ecosystem and the Threats That Now Put It At Risk. That title pretty much says it all. Good read. Richard Dawkins - The Selfish Gene - A classic book from a renowned scientist on evolution, natural selection and the behavior of genes and what that can tell us about our own behavior. Very interesting. Richard Matheson - I Am Legend - I haven't seen the new movie version of this book, but I've always liked post-apocalyptic stories. I enjoyed the book and look forward to seeing the movie someday. Carl Sagan - Billions and Billions - The renowned scientist shares some thoughts on life and death and the application of science to everyday life. Stephen Colbert - I Am America (And So Can You) - A very funny look at America from a true patriot. :-) Alan Weisman - The World Without Us - A look at what the world might be like if humanity suddenly disappeared and how our evolution has changed the world for good and bad. Robin Fox - The Passionate Mind - Our ability to come up with new ideas is what helped us to evolve and develop civilization. But we also developed a xenophobic attitude towards the ideas of others. Fox argues that we have become enslaved by this combination. We need to believe "we" are right and "they" are wrong. He seems to think it impossible to unite humanity under one banner and stop us from killing one another over ideas. Richard Dawkins "The God Delusion" - A fascinating look at arguments for and against the probability of the existence of God. He makes a very compelling argument that religions cause far more trouble than they're worth and that science and rationality would serve humanity much better. I'm still digesting his arguments but agree with much of what he says. "Stranger in a Strange Land" - I always read this at least once a year for inspiration and rejuvenation.

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It's time to think about politics in a new light. It seems clear that the traditional view of politics as left versus right, liberal versus conservative is inadequate. The following chart "shows a new way to picture political constituencies, as a political compass, with four directions, instead of our usual bankrupt left-right description. The new imagery says: east vs west, north vs south, and would allow us to describe any departure from where we now are as being at an angle, say northwest. This image of a compass heading points the way to helpful redefinitions of who constituencies are, and what they stand for, and offers the possibility of a new democratic politics. It also has the symbolic value of pointing out that a compass is orienting us to what we need to see, rather than just labeling someone as right or left." The chart is taken from the article "The New Political Compass" by Paul H. Ray. The chart shows that the two traditional parties do not seem to represent the broad spectrum of ideas which are found in the public. But because we are told there are only two choices, people pick the lesser evil or just don't bother to vote. And so the system grinds on without any real change. If you feel like you could fit into the 36% of people who want to be ahead of the curve and work to make a real difference in the world, check out the Cultural Creatives website to learn more about how we can unite to bring about change.
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