Category Archives: American politics

Why People Believe Weird Things

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Victor Chudnovsky

Humanist. Agnostic. Atheist. I always stumble a bit when asked about how I view the world, generally preferring to appear matter-of-fact than antagonistic. Perhaps the best moniker to capture my desired view of the world is “skeptic.” What makes a … Continue reading →

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A New Hope

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Victor Chudnovsky

The inauguration ceremony was very moving. I thought Obama’s speech was inspiring, and his poise and coherence quite refreshing. I do wish that they would stop having prayers and religious benedictions in public ceremonies. I found Warren’s invocation of Jesus … Continue reading →

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Good citizen

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Victor Chudnovsky

Today after I work I went to a meeting at the library. There, a (surprisingly small) group of neighbors got together to meet with our state senator and talk about legislative priorities and issues on our mind. It was a … Continue reading →

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VP Debate

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Victor Chudnovsky

A great transcript-linked video of the debate, with a timeline, is available courtesy of the New York Times. My impressions: Gov. Palin rose from seeming completely out of her element to acting like the typical politician who sticks to the … Continue reading →

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Financial Gedankenexperiment

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Victor Chudnovsky

What if we had a different solution to the financial crisis?

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