BlogHide Resteemseternallearner (29)in politics • 7 years agoTrump doesn't deserve the Nobel Peace PrizeTrump doesn't deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. Neither did Obama. Until a president ends their unilateral authority to conduct war across all borders, properly defers to Congress, and stops the…eternallearner (29)in entertainment • 7 years agoHow GoT, Altered Carbon, and Westworld Resonate with UsGame of Thrones examines what the exercise of power looks like with new, magical and fantastical properties. Altered Carbon examines a world where human consciousness can escape the human body.…eternallearner (29)in technology • 7 years agoHow technologists can help with the refugee crisisIt’s fascinating how the technology community believes in decentralized and distributed principles. Technologists have different incentives and more power to pursue their own principles -- this is…eternallearner (29)in economics • 7 years agoIncome inequality doesn't matter as much as you thinkFixating on income inequality is missing the forest for the trees when it comes to structural inequities in economics. What you really want to get at is asset inequality. Monetary authorities…eternallearner (29)in writing • 7 years agoOn Transcendent WritingGood writers take the past and make it relatable. Great writers convey the present so that it remains eternal. Transcendent writers predict or control the future. Thoreau inspired the theme of…