Readers from outside the U.S. often express how perplexed they are about the goings on here. In particular, where did Americans’ sudden appetite for sheer stupidity spring from? “You folks seemed fairly intelligent until just a few years ago,” someone …
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A talking head on today’s U.S. morning news went on at length about the situation with Russia’s assemblage of troops on the Ukrainian border. “We can’t trust what Putin says about his intentions,” he warned. True, it doesn’t matter what …
Pardon the profanity here, but I wanted to make a point about the content. It’s true that our lifestyles half a century ago were less destructive to the planet, but that was a happy accident. Corporations at the time hadn’t …
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From this: Nordic humor is often seen as a little bit too dark for the rest of the world. Especially if you think about Iceland, the most sparsely populated country in Europe covered with glaciers and still erupting volcanoes. As …
There are Americans who look at the Christmas card below and celebrate the right to bear arms and they use the weaponry of war to settle disputes. This is a mental illness that is both contagious and incurable.
If you want to watch a four-minute video that will inspire you to the point of tears, you won’t do much better than this. Admiral William H. McRaven has been a voice of integrity over the past five years. He’s …
Let me make another point to Britt Bee, who writes: We all need to be very careful about being rich white people telling poor brown people (how to lead sustainable lives). Indeed. Ironically, we actually need these people in rural …
Britt Bee writes: Any discussion of population is a minefield and population control itself is considered a ‘wicked problem.’ Traditionally, thwarting population growth has been associated with racism and eugenics and it will take a lot of unpacking to arrive …
They’re despicable people, but they didn’t break the law. The situation is the same with Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, who drove her kid to a protest, knowing, I’m sure, that he’d be armed when he got there. Our laws, regardless of …
A reader sent me this simple key to happiness. Here are alternatives, off the top of my head. You can: Choose whatever religion you want, including none at all, and Make an effort to understand what’s happening in the world, …
