Theosophy, Seven Rays, Dean,
Reading a new book: “Heaven’s Mirror: Quest for the Lost Civilization” by Graham Hancock and Santha Faiia. It’s almost a coffee table book - beautiful color pictures, which are about all I’ve had time to digest so far 
When I was a kid, I read Chariots of the Gods and was sorta into the alien stuff until I discovered sex and rock and roll But a new friend has re-ignited my interest in Theosophy and the Seven Rays. I am pretty much of a cynic about this stuff; however, the universe is making alot of noise and i’m trying to listen.
Dave Winer gets it: I too am prone to support Dean simply because he acts in ways that big media does not like The scream does not to be such a big deal anyways… But I’m also really interested in Wes Clark - his military and diplomatic experience in the Balkans would be particularly useful as the US fine-tunes its place in the world.
The January 17 issue of the Economist has an African survey, which I am still digesting. I’m very interested in issues of world governance. How do we deal with crappy regimes? When does the UN need to get involved in a country’s governance, such as in the current issue of the election in Iraq? Can the UN be more activist? Have such attempts at governance, such as the UN-administerred Kosovo, been successful? Is it possible to have a minimum standard of governance - enforced by the UN - to which all countries must adhere? I think the US needs to step away from being the world’s policeman, but only if the UN has the power, mandate, and maturity to fairly enforce standards for governance.
