I’ve enjoyed quite a few works from the poet whose work appears at left, but this one speaks to me most clearly. Money means everything, and the value we put on the lives of our children pale in comparison.
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Bizarre Moments in Western Philosophy
Schopenhauer’s pessimism is essentially everything he left us, and his quote here is representative of that. We can’t change our birthplace, but does anyone want to do that anyway? We can change anything else about us that we choose, and …
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And Just Like That, Everybody Hates Their Job
The meme here covers yet another horrible feature of life in today’s America, i.e., all of a sudden we hate our jobs. I’ll admit that I was lucky enough to find work that was lucrative and rewarding (most of the …
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Climate Change and Sharks
I just met a guy who was headed for the beach to take a swim in the ocean, which I found impressive, given that the water in Santa Barbara is 59 degrees F. “My ocean-swimming days are over,” I told …
A Person of Integrity
Occasionally we see signs of integrity from politicians. What a breath of fresh air.
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Bringing Iran to its Knees
Yes, but this would have hurt the billionaires, and that can never happen in our society.
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We Need to Choose Our Online Influencers More Carefully
Here’s Lucy Biggers, social media powerhouse, explaining how solar and wind energy actually aren’t free, because they require materials that need to be mined from the Earth. Yes, Lucy. I think most of us already knew that. It’s hard for …
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Are We that Dumb?
Yes, part of this is stupidity. But a larger part is that people who still support Trump at this point are desperate to believe whatever comes out of his mouth, regardless of how nonsensical it may be. People generally are …
Trump and the Declaration of Independence
Those who stand in opposition to the president have dozens of different reasons for their feelings. One, as is on display here, is that he’s an ignoramus.
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Could Obama Pass a Cognitive Test?
Not sure about this. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School might struggle to identify a bear. Could be. This is representative of the intelligence level of the American electorate today.
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