reading material
civil disobedience: Henry David Thoreau
King's Letters from Birmingham Jail: Martin Luther King Jr
The writings of Siddahartha Guatama
The Bible
The Koran
Martin Luther's Large Catechism
UN homepage
BBC.com
The New York Times
Will They Ever Trust Us Again?/Stupid White Men: Michael Moore
Man Searching For Meaning: Viktor Frankl
The Collected Works of Sigmund Freud
Guns, Germs, and Steel/Collapse: Jared Diamond
Nothing the current government puts out, this includes the 9.11 report.
(see the black sharpie over certain areas)
King's Letters from Birmingham Jail: Martin Luther King Jr
The writings of Siddahartha Guatama
The Bible
The Koran
Martin Luther's Large Catechism
UN homepage
BBC.com
The New York Times
Will They Ever Trust Us Again?/Stupid White Men: Michael Moore
Man Searching For Meaning: Viktor Frankl
The Collected Works of Sigmund Freud
Guns, Germs, and Steel/Collapse: Jared Diamond
Nothing the current government puts out, this includes the 9.11 report.
(see the black sharpie over certain areas)
posted by Hal Jordan at 5:04 PM
1 Comments:
Hal,
I don't have any sort of problem with your reading selections. (I'd tweak you about the Times, because it needs to be balanced with other sources, but it has its value.) I still think adding your local fishwrap gives perspective. I will say that you shouldn't automatically rule out what the government publishes. Just like all the information sources, it has its strengths and weaknesses, and the latter are at least as revealing as the former. Also understand that government bureaucracies, including and especially special commissions, are composed of functionaries who have to be satisfactory to both parties. Deal with what's written on the basis of evidence and content, not a-priori. Otherwise, you risk sounding like a conspiracy theorist. Like the proverbial broken clock, the government may be right about twice a day.
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