Search found 14 matches

by Ted Gurney
Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:54 pm
Forum: Section 3 – Possible Topics for Future Meetings
Topic: REJECTED - Ethics in the Real World
Replies: 2
Views: 1657

REJECTED - Ethics in the Real World

********** Editorial Note: This topic proposal expired because it failed to receive any votes for 6 months since it was viewed as impractical to select a book that focuses on more than 2, or perhaps even 3, public-policy issues. However, if a proposal contained a wealth of information, our policy is...
by Ted Gurney
Sat Oct 29, 2016 6:49 am
Forum: Participant Comments – The Terror Years: From Al-Qaeda to the Islamic State – Nov 16
Topic: A Day Late Or A Short-Quiz Short
Replies: 0
Views: 1095

A Day Late Or A Short-Quiz Short

. We have a quorum for my proposal of The Terror Years: From Al-Qaeda to the Islamic State by Lawrence Wright for Wed Nov 16. ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- From: ReadingLiberally-SaltLake@johnkarls.com To: ReadingLiberallyEmailList@johnkarls.com Subject: ...
by Ted Gurney
Mon Jan 18, 2016 6:07 am
Forum: Original Proposal – Capitalism vs. The Climate – Feb 17
Topic: Original Proposal
Replies: 1
Views: 3089

We Have Our Quorum

. ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: We Have Our Quorum From: readingliberally-saltlake@johnkarls.com Date: Sun, January 17, 2016 7:34 am - MST To: ReadingLiberallyEmailList@johnkarls.com Bcc: The RSVP’ers Listed Below Under “To” ---------------------...
by Ted Gurney
Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:50 am
Forum: Original Proposal – Capitalism vs. The Climate – Feb 17
Topic: Original Proposal
Replies: 1
Views: 3089

Original Proposal

. Capitalsim vs. The Climate was originally proposed by Ted Gurney Sun Aug 09, 2015 2:41 pm. It had 91 views before being selected for Feb 17 by the attendees of our 1/13/2016 meeting. However, the original proposal did not contain much information about the book or its author. Accordingly, the foll...
by Ted Gurney
Sat Aug 15, 2015 4:37 am
Forum: Original Proposal - The Impending Adverse Impact Of New Technology on Employment and Income Inequality – Sep 9th
Topic: Work, Progress & Prosperity InATimeOf Brilliant Technologies
Replies: 0
Views: 2657

Work, Progress & Prosperity InATimeOf Brilliant Technologies

Originally proposed Sat Aug 08 1:45 pm -- 9 views before being transplanted here. I, Ted Gurney, propose that we read The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee (W.W. Norton & Co., 2014 -- $16.03 + shipping or $12...
by Ted Gurney
Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:56 am
Forum: Original Proposal - The Hoax of the School-Privatization Movement - May 7th
Topic: The Hoax of the School-Privatization Movement
Replies: 0
Views: 2849

The Hoax of the School-Privatization Movement

. Originally posted by Ted Gurney » Tue Apr 01, 2014 4:20 pm – 24 views before being transplanted here. . I would like to propose another book for consideration next time, Diane Ravitch's new one (9/17/2013) "Reign of Error, the Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to American Public Sc...
by Ted Gurney
Thu Mar 27, 2014 6:22 am
Forum: Participant Comments -- Nuclear Fusion and 50 More Years Wandering in the Wilderness Shunning the Promised Land -- April 9th
Topic: NY Times Article On Nuclear Fusion
Replies: 0
Views: 1185

NY Times Article On Nuclear Fusion

. Reading Liberally Editorial Notes = There follows below the New York Times article referenced in Tucker’s e-mail. Salient aspects of The New York Times article are: (1) It reports that the U.S. Government’s nuclear-fusion experts at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory believe practical nucl...
by Ted Gurney
Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:18 pm
Forum: Original Proposal -- Nuclear Fusion and 50 More Years Wandering in the Wilderness Shunning the Promised Land -- April 9th
Topic: Nuclear Fusion (vs. Fission) As Tomorrow’s Green Energy
Replies: 6
Views: 6256

Nuclear Fusion (vs. Fission) As Tomorrow’s Green Energy

. Originally proposed by Ted Gurney -- Thu Mar 06, 2014 5:35 am -- 152 views before being transplanted here. I propose that we read "A star in a bottle, an audacious plan to create a new energy source could save the planet from catastrophe. But time is running out" by Raffi Khatchadourian (a staff w...
by Ted Gurney
Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:37 am
Forum: Original Proposal - The Price of Inequality - November 14th
Topic: Original Proposal - The Price of Inequality
Replies: 0
Views: 2896

Original Proposal - The Price of Inequality

. The Price of Inequality Originally proposed by Ted Gurney - Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:04 am - 67 views before being transplanted here I propose we read "The Price of Inequality" by Joseph Stiglitz, a Prof. of Economics at Columbia and a winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. I read parts from the book o...
by Ted Gurney
Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:27 pm
Forum: Participant Comments - America's Climate Problem, The Way Forward - July 13th
Topic: The Fraud of Repetto and the Ethanol-Fuel Apologists
Replies: 0
Views: 2578

The Fraud of Repetto and the Ethanol-Fuel Apologists

. ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: The Fraud of Repetto and the Ethanol-Fuel Apologists From: John Karls Date: Fri, July 15, 2011 10:34 am To: Ted Gurney -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Ted, Thank you ...
by Ted Gurney
Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:09 pm
Forum: Original Proposal - America's Climate Problem, The Way Forward - July 13th
Topic: Original Proposal
Replies: 0
Views: 2377

Original Proposal

. This proposal had 26 views before being adopted and transplanted here. America's Climate Problem, The Way Forward by Ted Gurney » Fri Apr 08, 2011 5:38 pm . I recommend we read “America’s Climate Problem, The Way Forward” by Robert Repetto (Earthscan 2011), available from your local library or fro...
by Ted Gurney
Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:23 am
Forum: Participant Comments - "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America And How To Get It Back" - July 14th
Topic: Constitutional Amendment: Congress S.T. Same Law As Citizens
Replies: 0
Views: 2301

Constitutional Amendment: Congress S.T. Same Law As Citizens

. ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Re: Suggested Answers to Short Quiz From: Tucker Gurney (Mrs. Ted Gurney) Date: Sat, July 3, 2010 6:11 am To: John Karls -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Ted's reading f...
by Ted Gurney
Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:42 pm
Forum: "SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION" CALL TO ACTION - General Motors & the EPA Perpetrating Fraud Re the Chevrolet Volt (ONLY 5 MINUTES NEEDED TO PARTICIPATE)
Topic: Subsequent Discussion: Electric Car Efficiency vs. Gasoline
Replies: 3
Views: 2402

Re: Subsequent Discussion: Electric Car Efficiency vs. Gasoline

. ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Re: More on Electric-Motor Efficiency vs. Gasoline-Motor Efficiency From: Ted Gurney Date: Wed, November 25, 2009 12:30 pm To: John Karls Cc: Dr. June Taylor; Tom Chancellor ----------------------------------------...
by Ted Gurney
Sun Aug 16, 2009 8:44 pm
Forum: Reference Materials - Health-Care (Health-Insurance) Reform - Sep 9th
Topic: Bill Moyers' Interview of Republican Intellectual
Replies: 0
Views: 1160

Bill Moyers' Interview of Republican Intellectual

. Dear John and others reading liberally, For the past few weeks and continuing, Bill Moyers's Journal, Fridays on PBS, has been discussing health care reform, or in our President's current wording, Health INSURANCE reform. I found the discussions very illuminating and worth watching. I realize that...

Go to advanced search