Art from the Ashes (Imaging Detroit)

Last week got away from me. So this week I'm going to kind of triple up on Detroit video. Today I post Art from the Ashes–a video about Tyree Guyton's Heidelberg Project. Tomorrow I'll post my review of Detropia (which is playing at The Charles in...

Pragmatism, Creativity, and Good Times

Last week the political science department held a conference on pragmatism. And one of the things we talked about was creativity. What are the conditions under which it happens? How does it happen? Everything is a Remix Part 1 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo. I'm...

Government Works (On Food Stamps)

One of the most enduring arguments about government vis a vis private business is that it is inefficient. Government programs are wasteful, routinely going over budget. And this is because government bureaucrats aren't subject to the discipline of the market....