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Among my heroes is the late Bob Fitzer. He was a titan in Youngstown politics and was never afraid to speak his mind and call out corruption where he saw it. He taught me to believe in each individual's power to effect change in our society, and he demonstrated with his life our responsibility to try to make that change come about. Politics can be a sensitive issue, and there are many that eschew discussing it because of its passions and potency, not to mention its complexities.
I sensed that Bobbo wasn't afraid to confront political topics head-on, because he took the time to do his homework, know his facts, and reason his way through the debate, deftly dismissing the non sequiturs as he pursued his point. Inspired by his example, this blog aims to contribute to the local-to-global political discourse, unafraid to speak uncomfortable truths to powerful people of any stripe.
Posted by tylersclark on September 1, 2008
The talking heads have been attempting to hammer home what they hope will be the defining image of Sarah Palin as "reformer" and someone who has "taken on the oil industry." Of course, as someone who favors drilling in ANWAR and who doesn't admit climate change is man-made, it's hard to understand just how she is differentiating herself from the interests of those oil companies, despite apparently successfully pushing their corporate taxes upwards.
Posted by tylersclark on August 25, 2008
The goal of regionalization is to draw population back to the core. Cities, not suburbs, are best equipped to support masses of people. Look at a map; see the urban core from which satellite suburbs branching out. The very etymology of suburb from seventeenth-century London suggested detached areas of "inferior, debased, and licentious habits or life."
Posted by tylersclark on August 18, 2008
I'll be among the first to laud GM's Lordstown investment and any other that makes its way into the Valley. But the baby steps are what will get my attention, because those will lead to something sustained and substantial.
Posted by tylersclark on August 11, 2008
I watched the Olympic Opening Ceremony with awe Friday night, as a stadium full of drummers tattooed a rhythmic unison awesome in its precision and stunning in its visual impact. Some of China's contributions to society were interwoven in brilliant display: fireworks shot off from around the stadium while electronic paper unrolled below and sinuous dancers acted as ancient writing utensils upon it, creating ancient characters and nature-scapes.
Posted by tylersclark on August 4, 2008
We've got a war going on today. It's not in Iraq or Afghanistan; it's right here in America. It's not the War on Drugs or the War on Poverty. It's a war on North Americans, working in restaurants and factories around the corner and across the country.
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