Category: Sustainability

The majority of Americans have progressive values, and one is acknowledging and dealing with systemic racism. It’s so good to see that the owner of the Las Vegas Raiders is accepting Colin Kaepernick and actually complimenting him on his activism. …

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Obviously, we all hope Russia is beaten in Ukraine and retreats with huge costs, financially and diplomatically, that discourages them from launching similar invasions in the future. But a quagmire implies something that is ongoing, like the U.S. involvement in …

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Our society exerts almost no effort to make teaching an attractive option for the people who are best qualified to excel in this profession. As a result, our classrooms are overcrowded, ensuring that the individual student get as little one-on-one …

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Regarding my recent post Banning Books that Make Us Uncomfortable, I’m with the guy who asks, “Having you ever noticed that the people who ban books are not well regarded by history?” It really is that simple. If you don’t …

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The lady here presents a number of excellent points on the harm that banning books is having on young people. Her point that the practice erodes the trust young people have for adults is particularly interesting.  I’m not sure how …

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The fellow on the right is the “Pope” of the Russian Orthodox church, and has blessed Putin for the war against Ukraine, essentially blessing mass murder, war crimes, and genocide.

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I’m confident that eating highly nutritious foods is a good idea. The concept that soil depletion,  monocropping, insecticides/herbicides, and chemical fertilizers have reduced the quality of our foods rings true to virtually all of us. But I’m even more confident …

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Alex Jones says, due the bankruptcy filing of his incredibly lucrative website Infowars, “I can barely pay my bills. Can’t even afford a bankruptcy attorney!” I hope this is true, though I doubt it.  He was grossing more than $30 …

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I too am skeptical of people who claim to be experts in cryptocurrencies.  But my suspicions are raised even higher when the same people have previously been experts in epidemiology and constitutional law.

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What value does the sign add? What value does the sidewalk itself add? All around us are indications that the things we think are important couldn’t possibly be less relevant to the one precious life we have and to how …

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