ibarker's blog

It's been a mystery to me since grade school and it continues to be a mystery to anybody that has ever cared passionately about anything. 'How,' we ask, 'can you not be concerned about Global Warming?' 'Why can't you just work a little harder at school?' 'Why don't my professors work a little harder to teach us the material?' 'Why don't my kids pick up after themselves?'  Read More »

Last night saw a fantastic shift in the direction of politics with the introduction of a debate involving questions posted on YouTube which meant that for the first time, at least in outward appearance, the country's true questions were answered. The magnitude of this debate is great in that it was the first political debate on a large, nationally televised stage that encouraged the active involvement of common people in the shaping of political policy and the priorities of issues in the coming election.

The irony of course is the fact that it has been quite some time since we've seen such a public display of, well...democracy.  Read More »