{"id":108,"date":"2005-04-08T15:48:29","date_gmt":"2005-04-08T21:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2005\/04\/08\/damn-im-a-liberal\/"},"modified":"2005-04-13T16:42:12","modified_gmt":"2005-04-13T21:42:12","slug":"damn-im-a-liberal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2005\/04\/08\/damn-im-a-liberal\/","title":{"rendered":"Damn &#8230; I&#8217;m a liberal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking at the last few posts (e.g., <a href=\"http:\/\/unhinderedbytalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2005\/04\/08\/i-love-it-when-george-puts-the-smack-down\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/unhinderedbytalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2005\/04\/06\/paul-nelson-my-new-un-poster-child\/\">there<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/unhinderedbytalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2005\/04\/02\/school-levy-letter-to-the-editor\/\">elsewhere<\/a>), I guess I can&#8217;t deny it any longer:  I&#8217;m a liberal.  Or a radical wacko.  Or something.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, I believe that schools and education (and free speech) are crucial for the social, political, and economic life of the nation, which is pretty out there.  I&#8217;m also generally in favor of being nice to people.  And the idea of getting enough sleep (although I don&#8217;t always practice what I preach).  Not to mention the bizarre idea that science is more useful than mysticism in helping us understand the world and find solutions to the many challenges that face us.<\/p>\n<p>The one saving grace in all this craziness is that I love my wonderful wife and son!  But don&#8217;t tell anyone &#8211; I wouldn&#8217;t want to ruin my reputation&#8230;<\/p>\nNo tag for this post.\n\t<h4>Related posts<\/h4>\n\t<ul class=\"st-related-posts\">\n\t<li>No related posts.<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking at the last few posts (e.g., here, there, and elsewhere), I guess I can&#8217;t deny it any longer: I&#8217;m a liberal. Or a radical wacko. Or something. Hey, I believe that schools and education (and free speech) are crucial for the social, political, and economic life of the nation, which is pretty out there. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2005\/04\/08\/damn-im-a-liberal\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Damn &#8230; I&#8217;m a liberal&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p90sy-1K","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":387,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2006\/10\/26\/on-the-mighty-value-of-the-liberal-arts\/","url_meta":{"origin":108,"position":0},"title":"On the mighty value of the liberal arts","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"26 Oct 06","format":false,"excerpt":"We always argue (hope?) that all this wonderful stuff we're passing along at a liberal arts college will have some value down the road, often in strange and unexpected ways, but it's awfully nice when concrete examples come our way, as two have done this week. First, Kirsten Jaglo (UMM\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Computing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Computing","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/category\/computing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":287,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2006\/01\/01\/chalk-up-another-one-in-favor-of-the-liberal-arts\/","url_meta":{"origin":108,"position":1},"title":"Chalk up another one in favor of the liberal arts&#8230;","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"1 Jan 06","format":false,"excerpt":"...and from a somewhat unexpected venue. CIO.com is (in their own way) touting the value of a liberal arts education in computing. Maria Klawe, the author of the piece, feels that \"career opportunities in computer science are at an all-time high\" and: We\u2019ve got to spread that message among students\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Computing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Computing","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/category\/computing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1332,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2010\/07\/12\/massive-road-trip-days-7-11\/","url_meta":{"origin":108,"position":2},"title":"Massive road trip, days 7-11","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"12 Jul 10","format":false,"excerpt":"Day 7 started with a vist to Lewis and Clark College, which was interesting if not overwhelming for Tom. It's a gorgeous campus and the study abroad stuff there is very cool, but it didn't particular ring Tom's bells. We then spent most of the day hanging around Portland together,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Family","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/category\/family\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":822,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/03\/30\/umm-students-are-just-so-cool\/","url_meta":{"origin":108,"position":3},"title":"UMM students are just so cool!","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"30 Mar 08","format":false,"excerpt":"As mentioned earlier, our paper \"Semantic building blocks in genetic programming\" with Brian Ohs (UMM '08) and Tyler Hutchison (UMM '07) was nominated for Best Paper at EuroGP 2008 in Naples, Italy. We won! That a paper co-authored with two undergraduates from a small, public, undergraduate liberal arts institution like\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Computing&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Computing","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/category\/computing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":137,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2005\/04\/26\/an-excellent-evening-with-bernice-johnson-reagon\/","url_meta":{"origin":108,"position":4},"title":"An excellent evening with Bernice Johnson Reagon","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"26 Apr 05","format":false,"excerpt":"Bettina Blake has funded a new Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Liberal Arts position here at UMM. Our first such Professor is Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, and her visit officially began tonight with an excellent lecture. 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