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Attended college thanks to the generous state support of education in 1960's America. Earned a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Illinois followed by post doctoral research positions at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Taught for several years at Lehigh University prior to a short stint at Bell Laboratories but followed by a much longer career at NEC punctuated by ten U.S. and international patents in the general area to semiconductor applications. Now living in a comfortable Maine retirement community and focused on the prospect of upgrading democracy by means of an improved voting system.
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143 Articles, 30 Quick Links, 1493 Comments, 12 Diaries, 3 Series, 8 Polls
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11 Diaries
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019
The Human Factor in Voting SHARE
This is a correction to an error in an earlier article. The error is not so significant, but it points up the importance of the fact that elections involve humans and that human reactions are important to the success or failure of a voting system.Series: Balanced Voting (1 Diaries, 147129 views)
Saturday, January 15, 2011
More Great Podcasts: #5 in a Series SHARE
A good interview of Wendell Potter can be downloaded from Truthdig. It covers some interesting new ground that other interviews of the former insurance executive did not cover.
Friday, November 26, 2010
More Great MP3 Broadcasts (#3 in series) SHARE
Another edition of the radio program, Media Matters, is highly recommended. It is an interview of Paul Jay of "The Real News".
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
More Great MP3 Broadcasts (#2 in series) SHARE
Flashpoints often has very interesting reporting and is worth following. A good show to start with is their October 14 edition.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Corruption and Patronage in Politics SHARE
This article provides links to a good television discussion of the role of patronage in politics.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Some Great MP3 Podcasts SHARE
This is the first of an open-ended series of diary entries meant to recommend MP3 Podcasts and downloads generally, but particularly good ones when I find them.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Empire of Illusion SHARE
Some thoughts about the wise words of Chris Hedges, spoken at the start of Obama's term as President.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Aesop Rolls Over in His Grave SHARE
Aesop warned us against this notion that Greed is Good. We should have listened to him.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The Blame Game SHARE
Are liberals at fault for the current economic problems? This article considers one line of argument by the right to place the blame where they always do.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
A Day that Changed Everything SHARE
We all need to give proper attention to the need for proper process in many aspects of our government. Voting is a critical area, but it is not the only one.
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
More Great MP3 Broadcasts (#4 in series) SHARE
Recommended this time is an interview on Truthdig of Wendell Potter. Also mentioned is a weekly show, Left, Right and Center that provides good informative dialog every week.
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