General Stuff: General WisdomThis category encompasses General Stuff's thoughts on things in general.Religion and Capitalism, Sitting in a Tree; or, What is the Lesson of the Prisoner's Dilemma- January 31, 2004 Lots of talk about free markets in today's NY Times. What is the relationship between ethnicity and free-market democracy What is the relationship between religion and capitalism And what can the Prisoner's Dilemma teach us about all of this On the Dark Side of Democracy profiles Professor Amy Chua's belief that so-called "free" markets and democracy are not the cure-all Western conservatives promote them to be. All too often, she says, bringing free markets and elections to...http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/categories/generalWisdom/2004/01/31.html#a97 Documenting American Life in 2003: The Fog of War, Spellbound, and Capturing the Friedmans- January 25, 2004 In the NY Times today, Frank Rich discusses Robert McNamara, subject of the compelling documentary The Fog of War, as the precursor for the era of CEO politicians. As a national role model at the dawn of Camelot, Robert McNamara was Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and, yes, Paul O'Neill before it was cool. He entered the cabinet as an exemplar of "American certitude and conviction" who could use "his rationality with facts" to intimidate bureaucratic dissenters, David Halberstam wrote in...http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/categories/generalWisdom/2004/01/25.html#a88 Why Not Just Get RSS From My Ass- January 23, 2004 see if you will a picture. My pal Sean brought this lovely photo to my attention. It should give the restless WWdN reader something to do for, oh, six or even eight seconds today! WIL WHEATON DOT NET: Where is my mind The General just thinks it is funny anyone would require an RSS feed from the blog of Wil Weaton. And that's exactly why The General subscribes. And you should too. Because you never know when Wil Weaton lay it on you, and you'll be all like, "What the fuck was that Was...http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/categories/generalWisdom/2004/01/22.html#a82 "Know Thyself" Replaced By "Love Thyself"- January 14, 2004 What French girls know. Young girls in France learn early in life that happiness is not as important as passion. Salon.com According to Christophe, a French journalist with a seriously lush history of romance on both sides of the Atlantic: "Everything in American culture is defined like a contract, even the business of love. That's precisely the opposite in France. I've dated French women for months before I ever really knew who they were or what they wanted from me. After the.http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/categories/generalWisdom/2004/01/13.html#a68 Why is being a lying, obnoxious, idiotic extrovert a virtue- January 7, 2004 A Reuters story on Arnold Schwarzenegger today caught my attention for two reasons: first, its absolute superfluity; and second, the way it valorizes being a "salesman" above every other significant and offensive flaw that Arnold Schwarzenegger flaunts. Salesman Savvy Is Schwarzenegger's Ultimate Muscle "I am a salesman by nature," the former Mr. Universe and film star said in his first State of the State address to the California legislature, an address that wound up being televised around the.http://blogs.salon.com/0003158/categories/generalWisdom/2004/01/07.html#a65 |