Three things:
1. Ben sent round a previous episode of this RSA Animate series. I know that there are varying degrees of Zizek love amongst us (I myself am not always enamored), but this is certainly a thought-provoking lecture, if maybe a little overboard at the end.
2. I would guess you had all read this by now, but if not, George Packer's article on the American senate and its utter collapse is real good. It's a topic we all often pull our hair out about, but on top of all that Packer is just a really good writer and I have linked to articles of his before.
3. Ezra Klein just linked to this, and it is hell of dry, but if you like your explanations of the roles of the President's economic advisors like you like your martinis, then this is worth reading. The most informative part is the hypothetical NEC Gas Tax meeting, which does a good job of explaining a) who the heck all these people are and b) what the heck they're all doing in the White House.
That's it. I wanted to share, but I don't have much to add, so there.
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Hadn't read or even read of the Packer article, so thanks for the heads up. Slowly making my way through it now.
ReplyDeleteI've also decided I really like Zizek. Not because I always agree with him (or fully understand him for that matter), but because he's so consistently entertaining.
Can't say enough about these RSA videos too.