What’s Happening To Education in the U.S. Is No Longer Guesswork
We commonly bemoan the “dumbing down of America,” though we can only speculate as to the exact mechanisms by which this has happened. Is it underfunded schools and underpaid teachers? The decay of the nuclear family? A pop culture that ridicules nerds and promotes hedonism? A concerted effort on the part of the controlling elite to make Americans less capable of critical thinking and thus easier to control?
The real boogeyman is hard to identify, perhaps because he lurks in the shadows, careful hiding his true identity. (more…)
In the last couple of years, architecture has been experiencing a rebirth. The constant desire to improve and become more efficient in the way buildings are being constructed became the main driver for this 
We humans tend to see ourselves as being at the height of evolution and therefore don’t always consider how we’re impacting the environment when we allow urban expanses, pollution, sedimentation, and a lapse in helpful agricultural policies to reign supreme. Our actions have either positive or negative impacts on our ecosystems. 
In response to a recent post, MarcoPolo, who never misses a trick, writes: Did you ever pause for a minute and just consider how your hysterical diatribe sounds to the average person?
My dear friend, perennial client, and 
The meme to the left here suggests an interesting and important conversation. Yes, we live in a bizarre point in time in which American society has become so radically anti-science, yet even our complete idiots accept the legitimacy of things like modern medicine and weather-forecasting. 
Being green matters. Not only does it help the world, but it also helps you. Making your home a little more eco-friendly can save you money by helping you switch to renewable energy. The following are a few pointers that may help you figure out how to use alternative energy in your home. 
Long-time 2GE readers have seen this blog morph over the years to include more posts on politics, a result of my slowly coming to realize how completely impotent clean technology is in the absence of the political will to implement it.
It was just a few days ago that we discussed the new 
