Numerous political philosophers from Aristotle to Jefferson have written the words, or their equivalent, that we see at left. In fact, the first decent paper I wrote in my quest for a degree in the subject was on Aristotle’s position …
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A Note from Thomas Jefferson
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Rules of Grammar
When I was in elementary school in the early 1960s, our teachers made a big deal out of grammatical rules like the one at left. All these years later, “a lot” is still two words, but certain other similar things …
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Socialism and “Free Stuff”
Social democracies are nations in which the tax base provides everyone with healthcare and education, and where the richest and most powerful people are not free to ruin the environment. I run into someone from one of these countries a …
Correlation vs. Causation
Apparently, there are people who believe that the pre-dawn crowing of roosters causes the sun to rise every morning. Perhaps these are the same people who believe that the patrons of this regional burgers/fries chain targeting the MAGA crowd in …
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Modern Humankind in a Nutshell
At left we see the moral bankruptcy that guides our civilization. I recall many years ago, when Musk was becoming a “thing,” writing a post to the effect that, “What a terrible shame. We really didn’t need just one more …
Making the World a Better Place
With all the greed, corruption, hate, and stupidity we live with every day, it’s easy to forget that there are still people like Queen’s Brian May.
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Turn Signals
Question: What would you guess is the approximate percentage of cars and pick-up trucks that use turn signals in a small town in inland Santa Barbara County, California? Is there a discrepancy between cars and pick-up trucks? Answer: Yes, and …
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Dictators
Have you ever wondered why every dictator in human history follows the exact same playbook? Check this out. Plato nailed this 2400 years ago, and it’s been on “rinse/repeat” ever since.
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How We Structured Our Society
Regarding the deluge of reports concerning the acceleration of climate change, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, and other forms of environmental collapse, Nick Young offers his comments at left. But did we have a choice when it came to organizing …
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Yes, Human Activity, in its Current State, Is Unsustainable
The fact that human activity is unsustainable has been revealed to us gradually over the last century. Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” was published 63 years ago. That said, the ideas of climate change, ocean acidification, and loss of biodiversity have …
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