A reader asks: I really wish I could come up with a better adverb than “really” to emphasize or to express enthusiasm, which I really use way too often. But I really can’t think of one that does it better. I …
Category: Sustainability
Is Our Existence a Problem?
This from 20th Century German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist Erich Fromm. A smart guy, to be sure, but to his point here, I’m with Socrates, who said famously, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” …
Foreign Aid
Apparently, some people are unaware that U.S. foreign aid is focused on maintaining freedom and stability around the world.
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Woke
A reader by the name of Paul Maunder sent me this, and answers the question: “Thanks for the compliment.” Indeed, all decent people consider it a compliment to be thought of as “woke,” i.e., having a sensitive awareness of the …
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Noam Chomsky on Hope
Here’s a piece of wisdom from Noam Chomsky. As Arthur C. Clarke put it shortly before his death, “I try to be optimistic, because both optimism and pessimism are self-fulfilling prophecies.”
Germany Has Its Own Distinguishing Charactistics
While Germany has a far-right party, the AfD, Alternative für Deutschland, which received 10.4% of the vote in 2021, there really is no equivalent to the low-brow MAGA movement in the United States. Perhaps that’s because the average German is …
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Achieving Utopia
As we read the words at left, a kind of incredulity comes over us. This couldn’t really happen, could it? All this turns around the state of world capitalism. As long as our socio-economic system is based on greed, and …
Extinction
If one takes the meme here out of context, we’re doing pretty well. The problem is that the rate at which species are going extinct is going through the roof, due to the intrusion of humankind into animal habitats, coupled …
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Aristotle Was Prolific, But …
One thing we can observe about Aristotle’s writings from our modern standpoint is that we got a whole bunch of stuff wrong, and the quote at left is a good example. In fact, this specific quote was parodied by someone …
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Why Universal Healthcare Is Impossible in the United States
Private health insurance is a $1.7 trillion industry, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.08%. If you think the recipients of all this cash are going to step aside, just so Americans can enjoy the same benefits as …
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