Friday Links 08-01-04

From the Web

The Two-Party Swindle – Are the interests of politicians and voters aligned? Eliezer doesn’t seem to think so, and as he argues in this post, the average right and left-wing politicians are more similar to each other than they are to voters from their own parties.

CEO’s Read More Fiction – A reader sent me this link about how CEO’s often read more fiction than non-fiction business books, which echoes my feelings in this post. Another coincidence, I noticed the title of Faust in the snapshot of one library, which I just finished reading a week ago.

From the Archives

How to Make Commitments You Will Actually Keep – For those of you planning to start a New Year’s Resolution, here are some of my thoughts on sticking with commitments.

From the Shelf

Ender’s Game – A great science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card, this book follows the story of a young boy recruited to lead the world’s armies. The boy is incredibly smart, but suffers under the intense training he is forced through.