by Chris Walters | Oct 30, 2009 | Economics, Investing, Religion
A friend and I have emailed each other for the past three years about our thoughts on investing in stocks. Occasionally we find ourselves writing fruitfully on a tangential subject. The following is a selection from an email I wrote on 10/25/2008 in the midst of the...
by Chris Walters | Aug 14, 2009 | Healh Care, Politics
The recent media frenzy surrounding the health care reform town hall disruptions and the tired rhetoric criticizing all government programs as leading to fascism make me think about how the government does provide good service at low cost in many areas, such as the...
by Chris Walters | May 2, 2009 | Free Tools, Operating Systems
Approximately four years ago I decided to explore several Linux distros to learn about their capabilities and to discover for myself what all of the hubbub was about in geekdom since Linux had become ready for usage by the masses. As someone who had messed around with...
by Chris Walters | Apr 17, 2009 | Economics, Politics
In response to an IBD editorial titled “The Real Culprits In This Meltdown” sent to me by a family member, I wrote the following on 9/21/2008: I am no expert, but I am rather obsessed with business news, the stock market, politics, and I have a deep...
by Chris Walters | Apr 15, 2009 | Education, Religion
See Douglas Sharp’s post on Conversations for the Common Good for the background to my response below. This is yet another example of how the media relies on stereotypes of embattled cultural warriors going at each other to take ground for “their”...
