This piece builds on my thoughts regarding Umair Haque’s Generation M Manifesto. Dear conservatives on the Left and Right – and those beholden to them. We would like to break up with you. Every day, we see a widening gap in how you and we understand the world — and what we want from it. [...]
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A Neo-Progressive Manifesto
The Neo-Progressive Manifesto Prelude (or why Generation M must be remixed)
On Wednesday Umair Haque’s posted a Manifesto for Generation M. The post has received some praise and some serious criticism. I’d be lying if I said the post didn’t resonate with me on certain level – heck, that is why I remixed it (lightly) on Friday night. Many of the manifesto’s ideas and links – [...]
Neo-Progressive update: Fighting Corruption
Those who read my blog know that I’ve always been an enormous fan of Lawrence Lessig. On numerous occasions I’ve pointed people to his most amazing talk on copyright. Indeed when Beltzner finally got me to watch Lessig’s talk a few years ago (after months of trying) it caused me to go into a 6 [...]
Real Renewal – Creating a post-boomer Liberal Party
Taylor Owen and I published an op-ed entitled “Real Renewal” in today’s Toronto Star. You can comment on the piece here. —- OPINION How about real Liberal renewal? Nov 20, 2008 04:30 AM David Eaves Taylor Owen In the weeks since one of its worst ever electoral performances, the conversation within the Liberal Party of [...]
science and neo-progressivism
Those who enjoyed mine and Taylor’s piece on neo-progressives may remember that we claimed both the original progressive and the neo-progressive movements were founded on the pursuit of a few core values: The rise of industrial capitalism during the 19th century led to a series of tense societal changes. These included the emergence of an [...]
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