Tom on Thomas

by on February 20, 2007 · 2 comments

Tom Bell shares my concerns about Thomas the Tank Engine’s underlying premises. My earlier musings are here.

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Solveig Singleton is a lawyer and writer, with ventures into ceramic sculpture, photography, painting, and animal welfare work. Past venues for her policy work include the Cato Institute (mostly free speech, telecom, and privacy), the Competitive Enterprise Institute (mostly privacy and ecommerce), the Progress and Freedom Foundation (mostly IP). She is presently an adjunct fellow with the Institute for Policy Innovation and is working on a new nonprofit venture, the Convergence Law Institute. She holds degrees from Cornell Law School and Reed College. Favorite Movie: Persuasion. Favorite Books: Dhalgren; Villette; Freedom and the Law. Favorite Art: Kinetic sculpture--especially involving Roombas. Most obsolete current technology deployed: a 30 yr. old Canon AE-1. Music: these days, mostly old blues, classical guitar, Poe, Cowboy Junkies, Ministry. Phobia: Clowns.

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  • http://www.tomwbell.com Tom W. Bell

    Whoa! There’s a blast from the (near) past! Kai has grown a lot since that post. He no longer babbles “peeees” when he wants an audiovisual treat; he explains why his to entertainment merits my serious consideration. But he still digs the Tank Engine and Friends.

  • http://www.tomwbell.com Tom W. Bell

    Whoa! There’s a blast from the (near) past! Kai has grown a lot since that post. He no longer babbles “peeees” when he wants an audiovisual treat; he explains why his to entertainment merits my serious consideration. But he still digs the Tank Engine and Friends.

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