The question raised here is a good one. There are those who foretell the so-called “sixth extinction,” citing the high probability of nuclear war and environmental collapse. Of course, world fascism wouldn’t cause an extinction per se, but it would …
Category: Sustainability
Change within the National Rifle Association–And It’s Not for the Better
News: Former NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre has been found liable for $5.4 million in a civil corruption case. The jury recommended that LaPierre be held for $5.4 million in damages. NRA and its senior management were sued in 2020, claiming …
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What Went So Wrong in U.S. Education?
By the time young people in Europe leave high school, they are fluent in 3+ languages, have read Plato, and play at least one musical instrument fairly well. Southeast Asians, as we all know, are more inclined towards math and …
Empowering Women
It’s common for people to wonder about human civilization, how it’s been dominated by men, and what form it would have taken if that weren’t the case. Would war have become the default mechanism for settling disagreements between nations? To …
David Brooks: How to Save a Sad, Lonely, Angry and Mean Society
I just read this David Brooks piece from the Jan. 25 New York Times that my mom recommended. There is no doubt that, if we read more and consumed more culture of all types, we’d all be better people, and …
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From Guest Blogger Lillian Connor – Fashion Forward: Embracing Sustainability for a Net-Zero Future
In an era defined by heightened environmental awareness and a growing sense of responsibility towards the planet, the fashion industry finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. Long criticized for its contribution to pollution, waste, and exploitation of resources, fashion brands …
Top-Ranking Military Leaders Want Trump Gone
This from Major General Paul Eaton, United States Army, retired. I’m going to ask you to chip in to VoteVets. Let me tell you why: Donald Trump is attacking Gold Star Families. When I lost my father in the Vietnam …
American Pessimism
Here’s a thought on David Brooks’ recent essay in The Atlantic: “Chicken Littles Are Ruining America,” aka “The Zeitgeist of Doom.” He writes: Since about 2004, the share of American 12th graders who say it is “hard to have hope …
Issues in American Education
I love Moyers. Let’s put so much hope and trust into our teachers, pay them as if they were the trash we are barely willing to collect. Let’s make sure they have no capacity to discipline their pupils. Then, as …
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Approaches to Death
As we get into the later years of our lives, after we’ve lost a parent (or both) and more than a few school chums, we start to consider, perhaps for the first time, our own mortality. Dylan Thomas is best …
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