Confusion about I-591 and I-594
Someone in my precinct emailed me (their PCO): “What is the difference between Yes on 594 and Yes on 591?” I explained I-594 is a gun control measure that requires background checks on gun...
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Joshua Greene's Moral Tribes — Emotion, Reason, and the Gap between Us and Them
Joshua Greene’s Moral Tribes — Emotion, Reason, and the Gap between Us and Them is a mixture of political philosophy, evolutionary psychology, and ethics. The cool thing is that Greene is a clear thinker...
Lobbying Adam Smith on war and the TPP
This afternoon I attended Rep. Adam Smith’s salmon bake in Bellevue. I mentioned problems with our military: ex-military generals whose punditry is corrupted by connections to military contractors; cost over-runs and design flaws in...
Adam Smith's appearances on Face the Nation and CNN
US Representative, Adam Smith (D, 9th CD WA) appeared on Meet the Press in late August with Republican Peter King from NY State. Smith said that the US must find worthy allies in Iraq...
Frightening Libertarian Party platform — by the people who now control the GOP
The Koch Brothers basically control the GOP. And here’s their 1980 Libertarian Party Platform (copied from Bernie Sanders’ webpage). If this doesn’t scare you, you are sick. Here are just a few excerpts of...
The two Democratic Parties: corporate Dems versus progressive Dems
On facebook, in comments to articles, and in person I often hear socialists, anarchists, and independents say things like “The Dems are as bad as the Republicans” and “Trying to fix the Democratic Party...
A new style piano keyboard that would be easier to play
About 20 years ago I had an idea for a piano with a black key between each white key. The piano keys would look like the second set in the image below. The advantages...
Nick Hanauer's foundation and political work
This month’s American Prospect has an article on the Colorado model for turning a state progressive blue: use mega-donors who care and coordinate with unions like SEUI. The article says, “In Washington state, venture...
All our reps but McDermott voted to fund the Syrian rebels
Reps DelBene, Kilmer, Larsen, Heck and Smith voted Yea on the McKeon Amendment that funds the arming of Syrian rebels. “The amendment would authorize the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of...
The Paramount Duty
The Washington State Constitution says: ARTICLE IX EDUCATIONSECTION 1 PREAMBLE. It is the paramount duty of the state to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders, without distinction...