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I am an independent thinker from New Jersey. I read extensively. I'm a handyman.
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I am a handyman from [[New Jersey (U.S. state)|New Jersey]]. I have built walls, fixed drawers, repaired leaks in roofs, removed patios, repaired a garage door, built tables and beds and furniture, fixed the [[feedback]] mechanism for a furnace, built a mailbox, rebuilt my front porch, removed and replaced moldings, painted shelves and walls and floors, built containers for plants, and stuff like that. Please feel free to comment on my user talk page. My hobbies include writing, reading, thinking, learning, guitar. I can be reached at thomaswrightsulcer (at) yahoo (dot) com.


My interests: philosophy, gender relations, politics, history, medicine, terrorism. I used to be a market researcher so I'm good with numbers. When I was in my late twenties and early thirties, I read philosophy extensively and tried to figure out what life was all about, but even at this time in my life, I realize that I still don't know. My favorite philosopher is Spinoza. I want to write articles that people enjoy reading. I love great pictures and animations in articles. I write simply, clearly, sometimes with too many stop-and-start sentences. My sandbox page: [[User talk:Thomas Wright Sulcer/sandbox]].
===Sandboxes===
* [[User talk:Thomas Wright Sulcer/sandbox|Sandbox]] currently "terrorism prevention strategies".
* [[User talk:Thomas Wright Sulcer/sandbox2|Sandbox2]] lemmas
* [[User talk:Thomas Wright Sulcer/sandbox4|Sandbox3]] currently "Criticism of US foreign policy"
* [[User talk:Thomas Wright Sulcer/sandbox5|Sandbox5]] empty
* [[User talk:Thomas Wright Sulcer/sandbox7|Sandbox7]] possibilities for [[Panton Principles]]
* [[User talk:Thomas Wright Sulcer/sandbox9|Sandbox9]] open
* [[User talk:Thomas Wright Sulcer/sandbox11|Sandbox11]] thickets
* [[CZ:PageRank analysis of Citizendium articles|PageRank analysis]]


The following are my biases which I'll try to keep OUT of Citizendium. I'm exposing my biases so other editors can call me on it if they creep into my contributions:
===Current and future writings===
My writings are generally free on the web:
* [http://knol.google.com/k/thomas-sulcer/history-of-citizenship-in-the-united/38jyd65oa42fm/5# History of citizenship in the United States] essay
* [http://knol.google.com/k/thomas-sulcer/fifteenth-reunion/38jyd65oa42fm/2#view Fifteenth Reunion] screenplay about dysfunctional nature of modern dating
* [http://knol.google.com/k/thomas-sulcer/common-sense-ii-part-1-of-2/38jyd65oa42fm/4# Common Sense II] (part 1 of 2) Terrorism prevention strategy. Controversial essay.
* [http://knol.google.com/k/thomas-sulcer/mentally-healthy-mind/38jyd65oa42fm/3# Mentally healthy mind] Advice for humans in the spirit of positive psychology
* Why women are beautiful (still gathering information)
* [http://knol.google.com/k/thomas-sulcer/stair-repair/38jyd65oa42fm/15# Stair repair] Handyman project requiring light carpentry on a 140 year old house
* [http://knol.google.com/k/thomas-sulcer/an-american-s-perspective-on-new-zealand/38jyd65oa42fm/10# An American's perspective on New Zealand] travel account
* Americaid -- five screenplay saga (in process of writing)
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A10GD6NA45PXEA/ref=cm_cr_dp_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview Book reviews on Amazon]
* [http://knol.google.com/k/thomas-sulcer/dating-and-mating-in-the-twenty-tens/38jyd65oa42fm/1# Dating and mating in the twenty tens] Frank advice for heterosexual men and women seeking love
* Philosophy of Spinoza -- introductory approach to the rationalist philosopher


My biases: Politically I'm non-partisan but see a need for serious political reform; there's a part of me which is libertarian, but there are socialist parts too, but overall I'm a reformer who advocates peaceful reform of American government. My view on American politics is that it's broken, dysfunctional, corrupt. I think a parliamentary approach (eg Britain's) is superior to a constitutional approach (US model). I believe citizenship is important and requires active participation by people in local government, but I don't think most Americans are "citizens" by any stretch since they're loathe to participate in politics. There are reasons why this is so. I believe in states' rights. I continue to advocate for a Second Constitutional Convention as a way to repair America. I have criticized America's strategy to prevent terrorism repeatedly. I see terrorism as "violence against individual rights" with three inter-related components: crime (terrorism by a neighbor), tyranny (by our own government) and foreign terrorism (by powerful foreign individuals, groups, or governments). My book tries to show how these types cause each other, and how one type of terrorist can morph into another (my ultimate terrorist = Hitler). And the common way to prevent all three types is with "light"; for example, to prevent crime, citizens must agree to end all anonymous movement in public but that tight privacy fences be put around this information. This permits authorities to prevent terrorism while preserving privacy. This is only one part of my rather difficult strategy which, I claim, can prevent serious terrorism such as smuggled nuclear bombs. I realize many of my views are extreme, and I'm well aware that most people don't even like to THINK about such topics, and there is a practical, cynical side to me which realizes that changes along the lines I propose will never happen. What's cool is this: the name "Citizen-dium" -- I see participation here as a form of citizenship. And I'm a big fan of exposed movement in public -- again, consistent with Citizendium's policies of using REAL NAMES. If interested in my book '''''Common Sense II''''' email me for a free pdf copy. I also write book reviews on Amazon (and these are highly point-of-view). But here on Citizendium I'll try to keep my biases out of my contributions, and participate in a mainstream way.
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I was an active Wikipedian for perhaps eight months editing under the user handle "Tomwsulcer", and I wrote many articles along Wikipedia's lines of neutrality, verifiability, and no original research. I added perhaps about 50 articles, either started from scratch, or revamped substantially. But I have major problems with Wikipedia. Biggest problem = anonymity; it permits anonymous bullies (particularly administrators) to push around contributors, and contributes to incivility, bullying, rudeness, vandalism, sock puppetry (users pretending to be other users). Wikipedia, in my view, has many pluses which I hope Citizendium has retained, such as Wikipedia's code, internal linking, pictures, most of its policies. I wrote often on a page called "Wikipedia:Areas for Reform" with many ideas for improvements which I think may possibly apply to Citizendium too, but I'm waiting to learn more how this site works before offering them. For example, a great under-used feature Wikipedia has is its measures of article readership. I think readership statistics should play a bigger role in determining what we focus on here in Citizendium (since our contributions will most likely be more neutral). Even better would be feedback from readers along the lines of Amazon's question "Was this review helpful", so we can get some kind of reader rating of article quality. What I see happening with Wikipedia, at present, is a battle within the elite of core administrators who actively participate for power; it's analogous to the infighting which happened within the leadership of the Soviet Union during its early days (1917+). In January 2010, I quit Wikipedia.
 
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I am a handyman from New Jersey. I have built walls, fixed drawers, repaired leaks in roofs, removed patios, repaired a garage door, built tables and beds and furniture, fixed the feedback mechanism for a furnace, built a mailbox, rebuilt my front porch, removed and replaced moldings, painted shelves and walls and floors, built containers for plants, and stuff like that. Please feel free to comment on my user talk page. My hobbies include writing, reading, thinking, learning, guitar. I can be reached at thomaswrightsulcer (at) yahoo (dot) com.

Sandboxes

Current and future writings

My writings are generally free on the web:

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