Andrew Baxter
I am a conservative. I am not an ideologue, a zealot, or a huckster. I have nothing to sell you. No, quite simply, I am a conservative. I believe in change. I do, honestly. But I think we should think things through a little bit more than we currently do. I do not believe that technology is in and of itself a boon, nor do I agree that progress can be measured in simple economic terms.
I believe that old form sacrificed in the name of (post)modernity is exactly that, a sacrifice. I believe that ritual and tradition are as – if not more – important to our societies and their stability than they have ever been, and that the further we move from them, the further we move away from who we are.
(Andrew did a double major undergradute degree in history and political science, and just graduated from Simon Fraser University with a graduate degree in Urban Studies).
Baseball: The Game of Endless Interpretation and Influences
A Little Bit of Advice
Why we should stop listening to economists
Are Rape Jokes Funny?
The Dictator's Handbook: A field guide to tyranny
KEXP: Where the Music Matters
On this the 20th Anniversary of Nevermind: For those about to rock, we salute you.
Senna
Ron Paul: A Tablespoon of Common Sense with a dash of just plain Crazy
On the Celebrity of Watching Celebrity
The Riot Index
Replays and the Game of Life
Steve Earle and my Cultural Memory
Death Throes of a Republic: Is the US doomed?
Roberto the Great
A Community of Strangers
All Aboard the Apple iPod Express!
City Views: The Death of Corporate Music Stores
A History of Rome
City Views: Who Killed the Video Store?
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