Who isn’t moved by a beautiful sunset? Like so many young people entering the business world in my twenties, I shortly became consumed, and, in a weird way, ultimately “addicted” to the pressure to perform. I asked my first administrative …
Category: Sustainability
What Can I Get for You and Your Glock?
I totally agree with this guy, and I have to think the vast majority of people do as well. If I were a restaurant proprietor I would no more allow people to come in with guns than I would with …
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Human Civilization Actually IS Affecting the Planet
Occasionally we hear people make the claim that the Earth is so massive that it’s impossible for humankind to have any significant effect on it. If we had heard this 100 years ago, I think most people would have agreed. …
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Might Common-Sense Gun Laws Be in the Offing?
It’s possible that, given the Republicans have lost control of the White House and both houses of Congress, the U.S. federal government could produce some common-sense gun laws in the next year or two. It won’t come in time for …
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How Different Is Parenting Today?
I’m not sure the world today is qualitatively different than it was when I was a child in the early 1960s, at least in any way that would make me a different parent than my parents were for me. The …
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It’s Up To Each of Us
From this: Robert Swan (1956) is a British historian, explorer and activist, best known for being the first person to walk to both Poles. In 1986 he arrived to the South Pole and three years later, in 1989, he set …
We Really Don’t Care
Here are a few words from philosopher, logician, and humanitarian Bertrand Russell. Sadly, American culture has never reflected this point of view, and is aggressively moving even further in the other direction. The nation was founded on a spirit of …
Tagged with: exploitation of the environment
Biden’s Bad News for Incendiary Talk Radio Hosts
Yes, it could be said that Joe Biden has an unimposing style. But hey, if you’re trying to rile up an audience full of right-wing extremists, I would think there are plenty of places to go: government hand-outs, tax hikes …
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Acts of Love
When acts out of pure kindness happen, we tend to regard them as among the most profoundly beautiful things we’ve ever beheld. If they were ever to happen by design, it would have been the devil’s work. It’s so disappointing …
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American Prosperity: Keeping It Real
A reader notes: The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than Most European Nations. The privilege of living in the US affords poor people more material resources than the averages for most of the world’s richest nations, according …
