The cartoon here provides us with a great deal to think about. What precisely does the ever-accelerating rate of change in our world actually translate to in terms of the survivability of our civilization? Society’s great minds constantly caution us …
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Astonishingly, there are people who refuse to take a few minutes per week and separate their recyclables from their trash to be landfilled. Some are even proud of the fact that they are standing up against conformist, politically correct lifestyles.
Here’s a supposedly neutral “survey” from ultra-right-wing educational institute Hillsdale College. If they want to know what I believe, it is this: Sham colleges, i.e., those who exist only to move public opinion to the extreme right, whose MO is …
What Does “Social Democracy” Actually Mean? Some People Don’t Want You to Know. Read More »
Recently I heard someone say, “If you’re drinking Smart Water, it’s not working.” Clever, and accurate at the same time. We don’t need bottled water of any type. Drinking water from reusable containers will help keep plastic waste out of …
Barclays committing to no longer investing in fossil fuel projects and that more than 96% of all new electric capacity in the U.S. will be renewable in 2024. I have personal connections at my bank that I don’t want to offend, and …
Here’s what Santa Monica (CA)-based environmentalist Zan Dubin wrote to the editor of the Los Angeles Times in response to an article on income and childbearing, which includes: “What largely remains overlooked, however, is the abject failure of America’s political …
From this: Engine manufacturer Cummins must pay the second largest environmental penalty in United States history: a whopping $1.6 billion to settle claims that it outfitted hundreds of thousands of trucks with software to defeat pollution controls. Plug-In America co-founder …
Engine Manufacturer Cummins Cheated, Fined Heavily Read More »
Much speculation has gone into pinning down exactly where American education fell off the rails. We might infer that Aristotle would point to how our teachers are both underpaid and rendered impotent in establishing order in the classroom.
Who hasn’t driven next to a car whose driver has hip-hop music blasting into his (and your) ears? Is it even remotely possible not to form a negative judgement about such a person? The music one gravitates to is most …
First, we can either reject this idea (at left) or accept it as truth. Since it comes from a fairly decent pedigree, Plato, let’s assume that it has some merit. From there, we need to wonder what he meant by …
