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You'll find here 30 files and over 3,000 pages of articles and books on various topics, chiefly psychology, education, politics, film, and media analysis. If you are interested in any of these subjects, you should find at least a few of the writings below worth reading.
THINKING
Articles/Dialogues.pdf
To master the art of thinking, we must first master the art of language. However, language is a tricky business. This collection of dialogues highlights some significant problems in language, and makes for some very confusing reading. Good luck!
Books/Thinkers.pdf
This is a draft of a handbook for those who want to improve their ability to think. Even though this book is frozen in early gestation, and needs lots of rewriting, it contains many helpful pointers.
Books/Framebound.pdf
A miscellaneous (and large) collection of notes for a book on how to break out of old ways of thinking.
MUSIC
Articles/CDHall.pdf
Dozens of superb CDs in the Classical Music genre.
EDUCATION/COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
THE ROLE OF FRAME ANALYSIS IN ENHANCING THE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE
Articles/FrameTransfer.pdf
Good educators try to teach abstract skills that generalize (transfer) over a wide range of situations. The thrust of this paper is to point out how transfer can be enhanced by use of framing techniques. The article contains much discussion of issues related to frame analysis, including schemas, encoding, and decoding.
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPEDIMENTS TO A NEW CONSTITUTION (DRAFT)
Articles/PsychImped.pdf
Destined from the outset to be the first chapter in The 21st Century Constitution, this chapter now finds itself standing alone. A fairly easy introduction to issues in social psychology.
CINEMA
Books/KubrickFaq.pdf
A FAQ on the films of Stanley Kubrick, with contributions from members of the ALT.MOVIES.KUBRICK newsgroup. Especially invaluable for its analysis and collection of readings regarding 2001: A Space Odyssey.
ANALYZING MEDIA
Articles/HowToFrame.pdf
On December 13, 1994, Christopher John Farley of Time magazine invited public comment on his article on the Patriot movement. This document is my line-by-line analysis of Farley’s piece (a textbook example of how the media manipulates issues, evidence, and quotes to railroad its readers into a particular point of view). This CD-ROM version contains Farley’s reply to my analysis, as well as readers’ (and my) counter-reply to Farley.
Articles/MassMedia101.pdf
A survival guide for the DisInformation Age, this article contains much hard evidence for media distortion, and dozens of framing techniques are discussed, along with information "behind the scenes" (memoranda, laws, and what not) which serves to explain why this distortion of information is so pervasive.
Before you flip on the newscast tonight, enable yourself to better assess the credibility of the information our broadcasters would like you to see as the "truth".
Articles/Propaganda101.pdf
This article, written in the 1950s by an Army Intelligence officer, gives an insider’s view on the art of manipulating public opinion. And not just the foreign public.
GAME THEORY
Articles/Dilemma.pdf
Much of THE 21ST CENTURY CONSTITUTION was written to combat the Prisoners’ Dilemma, a fascinating topic in game theory which explains everything from traffic jams to gang formation to air pollution to nuclear proliferation to that guy butting ahead of you in line. This article is a non-technical introduction to the theory, with many real-life examples.
POLITICS AND UNDERSTANDING THE CONSTITUTION
Articles/Voice.pdf
Make your vote count, with a strategy . . .
84 SLOGANS FOR THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL PARTY
Articles/84Slogans.pdf
Political slogans for an upcoming Military-Industrial party, including Vote for us today; ponder the implications tomorrow, and We’ve got a ballot with your name on it.
IF TRIANGLES ARE SQUARE, AMERICA IS A DEMOCRACY
Articles/Triangles.pdf
No, Virginia, America is not a democracy. Here’s the proof.
Articles/Hamilton’sBug.pdf
Would one of the framers of the Constitution intentionally introduce a bug into that document? Read and see.
THE POLITICAL THEORY OF THE FRAMERS (DRAFT)
Articles/PoliticalTheory.pdf
This is a draft section for The 21st Century Constitution which I could not include due to lack of space. It contains a thorough discussion of the underlying theory behind the 1787 Constitution, with many quotes from The Federalist and other 18th century sources. A good introduction to political science concepts, and an easy way to get into that obtuse (but important) classic.
Books/21st.pdf
This document is a digital copy of the book The 21st Century Constitution. According to Richard Bernstein in his book Amending America, this book contains "the most thoughtful and thorough reframing of the Constitution yet attempted . . .". Complete with footnotes and bibliography.
WOULD THE REAL FIRST AMENDMENT PLEASE STAND UP?
Books/Real.pdf
That old First Amendment, she ain’t what she used to be. Here are some sample reviews:
Excite: If you’ve got the time, we’ve got an online book for you. Barry Krusch examines the 1st Amendment in detail and attempts to put the Supreme Court’s revisions of the Constitution into a form the layperson can understand. You should know this stuff.
Bob Zilla: I LOVED your book! I couldn’t stop reading it till I finished. You had me laughing over and over. . . . a thorough, incisive, brilliant, funny, tour-de-farce of those [expletives deleted] in Congress and on the Supreme Court and the treason they have done to their oaths of office and our "inalienable rights."
Colin Rafferty: Check out Would The Real First Amendment Please Stand Up?, an on-line book by Barry Krusch. It is an excellent decomposition of where the US stands on our First Amendment.
Ram SamudraIa: I highly recommend this book. At the very least, it brings to light some very interesting Supreme Court cases, and at the best, it’ll make you think about how the legislative and judiciary bodies have amassed more power than they’re supposed to have (according to the U.S. Constitution) over the years.
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Harvard Computing Society: Freedom of Speech is a hot topic these days, both in terms of immediate importance and media relevance. Given the amount of attention this topic has received and the degree to which it affects the Internet, it is perhaps unsurprising to find an online book devoted to the topic. Would The Real First Amendment Please Stand Up? by Barry Krusch, is a valiant effort at dealing with this important issue in a new media. . . . it’s a worthwhile experience for those who want to see exactly how complicated the First Amendment can be.
GENERAL WRITINGS
THE DAY FATHER NATURE WENT TO WORK
Articles/FatherNature.pdf
A cautionary tale.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PREVENTION DICTIONARY
Articles/Dictionary.pdf
Handy, easy-to-use guide to vocabulary designed to short-circuit rational analysis, culled from the Congressional Record.
Articles/Aphorisms.pdf
Over 200 aphorisms, gathered from Ideas (see below).
Articles/UsefulFables.pdf
A collection of 26 fables, tailor-made for an Information Age. Includes What The Dead Duck Thought Before Approaching The Decoy and The Fable Of The Quicksand.
Articles/WildSpace.pdf
Poems.
THE HIDDEN APPEAL OF THE MONA LISA
Books/MonaLisa.pdf
Some of the most interesting ideas from Ideas 39-65, arranged to flow from one into the other in a unified line of thought. Meant to be read from page 1 to the end in one sitting.