Weekly Pose Ponder No. 10

Summarizing the week's posts -- TMI & NPCs, a wacky post on Big Gov't and being a cowboy, K-pop voting, Progressivism, and free anti-Progressivism courses

Apr 13, 2024

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What a wacky week. This is what I get — what you get — when the publishing cadence is daily. I hope a few things are thought-provoking.

I’d love to hear from you. Likes, dislikes, raised eyebrows?

TMI

Tracy Gustilo

Apr 8

I’ve been puzzling over how to manage all the information, issues, ideas, sources, news, and responsibilities at all levels that any human today would have to manage to try to be a good human in the Anthropocene. It’s a lot. As I’ve been trying to write about it, on a rather

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Why I LOVE Big Government Bureaucracy

Tracy Gustilo

Apr 9

Those who know me will be utterly shocked by that headline. I HATE big government bureaucracy, BIG anything, red tape, depersonalization, freedom-squelching coercion, inefficiency, waste, corruption, paternalism, overbearing hidden-agenda administrative Anything. I’m (mostly) a libertarian, for heaven’s sake!

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Idols Vote

Tracy Gustilo

Apr 10

One of the most fascinating phenomena to grip 21st century international culture is K-pop, or more widely, hallyu or the Korean Wave, including not only South Korean pop music but also movies and television dramas. I’m a fan of k-dramas, especially sageuk

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What to do with Progressivism?

Tracy Gustilo

Apr 11

For those of you, dear readers, who are looking for posts on Anthropocene issues like climate, energy, saving biodiversity, land and water use, megatrends of population, economic growth, and so on — I hate to disappoint you, as I keep diving into the history (and possible futures) of political thought. Analysis of issues, both scientific and social, is …

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Free, Biased, Useful Courses

Tracy Gustilo

Apr 12

For resource Friday today I’m going to plug Hillsdale’s free online courses, specifically their politics courses. I’ve taken three of them. (I have not taken courses in other subject areas.) Things I like: engagement with primary sources ← this is the best

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Pose Ponder

Weekly Pose Ponder No. 10

Summarizing the week's posts -- TMI & NPCs, a wacky post on Big Gov't and being a cowboy, K-pop voting, Progressivism, and free anti-Progressivism courses

TMI

Why I LOVE Big Government Bureaucracy

Idols Vote

What to do with Progressivism?

Free, Biased, Useful Courses

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