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Michael Vick goes to the Eagles
ecthompsonmd August 14, 2009

The National Football League season (preseason) began last night. The first surprise of the season was also announced last night. Michael Vick has signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. There are all sorts of rumors rolling around about who was going to sign Michael Vick. He is an incredibly talented and gifted young man. He is also a ticket magnet. He will fill a stadium. People want to see him play. I personally thought that he would either go to the Oakland Raiders, an organization who has a history of picking up troubled players, or the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones almost cannot

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The Absence Of A True Political Majority
ecthompsonmd June 16, 2008

A basic concept of democracy is “majority rules.” We accept that whoever gets the most votes in an election wins. (Except, strangely, in elections for President.) It seems only fair. It is difficult to define the word majority so it retains real meaning. A majority is arbitrary and fluid. A winning coalition in one election may flop in the next. And elected legislative majorities are in fact elected by what turns out to be a minority of the people. These conditions, while contributing to the incoherence and illogic of political life, provide hope and opportunity for politically committed individuals. When most

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Unseen
ecthompsonmd June 7, 2008

I’ve been reading The View From The Center Of The Universe by Joel Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams. One things this book discusses is the composition of the universe. Only a fraction of existence is solid and visible. The chart above offers some detail. The dark matter and dark energy that comprises most of existence does not react with light and is impossible to see. Yet these dark materials alter the shape and the size of the universe. These facts were not fully understood as recently as 15 years ago. They are understood better today, though still imperfectly. Here is a

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