The Power of Ideas, Good and Bad

This is just a short note to announce where I'll be going with future posts. I promised to make things more concrete, and so I will. I'm going to do that by focusing on how the ideas that circulate within societies affect the society and people. I'll also be writing about some of the beliefs you may have about how society works. Look for examples from television, news magazines, recent books, and the Internet. I'll inevitably have to comment on things I observe around Washington DC.

Next time: 5 reasons to be concerned about the sorts of ideas that you allow society to put in your head.