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Social networks: From campfires to Facebook

It’s alchemy: A group of people is greater than the sum of its parts. A hunting party keeps the tribe fed. A bucket brigade douses the barn fire. Thirteen colonies become mightier when they unite. An assembly line mass produces autos. A tech firm creates dazzling innovation. A Twitter community brings a despot down. What’s [...]
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My favorite signs from Rally for Sanity and/or Fear

I looked at all 300+ signs submitted to the Huffington Post (I couldn’t stop!). Here are my favorites. Tweet
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My responsibility as a white guy

A sharp Metro State College student asked me about my earlier post on racism during my guest lecture yesterday. He seemed to get the gist of  my story, but I could tell he was confused. I think I was too cute in that post, and I liked my answer I gave him better: As a [...]
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Why white guys hate to be called racists

Why shouldn’t you call us white guys racist? Because that’s name-calling and in “post-racial” America we should be neo-mature. Besides, we white males don’t have to be racists to help perpetuate inequality. We can do that by being unaware and/or uncaring about what it’s like to live in the U.S. when you are not white [...]
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