If I were asked to make the prediction posed below, I would say none of the above, and suggest that some combination of environmental collapse, certainly including climate change, will wipe out many, but not all human beings. There is …
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What to Make of Slavery
At left is a reminder that: It’s a good idea to have a federal government that is strong enough to override the states when it comes to certain matters, and just because something’s not explicitly written into the original Constitution …
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Ancient Humans
Re: the meme here, I’m taken by something art historian Sister Wendy Beckett said about the cave paintings that we found ~40,000 years ago: “They show us that the people of the day worked hard, loved their spouses and children, …
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Losing the World’s Trust
For how long has the United States lost the trust of the other 205 nations on Earth? I doubt it’s a finite period of time, like “a generation.” It’s probably conditioned on a certain set of behavior, and that could …
Many Veterans Are Suddenly Impoverished
Here’s a short video that puts into perspective the pressure that U.S. military veterans are experiencing at the hands of team Trump and Musk. Veterans make up only about 5% of private sector workers, but approximately 30% of the federal …
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Hate Is Not a Mentally Healthy Response
I can’t say, as Will Rogers did, “I never met a man I didn’t like,” but I really don’t hate anyone, regardless of the content of our disagreement. You can show me the lowest level MAGA KKK racist you can …
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What Children Learn at School Differs Greatly According to Region
In a recent post I mentioned that Denmark puts its schoolchildren through a course on empathy, where they’re taught that other people should be treated with kindness and decency. At left we have another element of what kids in this …
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Privilege As It Applies in American Society
The video here has been around for several years, and provides a metaphorical look at the concept of privilege. In this regard, we all have our own stories to tell. Here’s mine: I was adopted by two sane and productive …
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Red Meat and Ultra-Processed Foods
The meme here presents a grossly stupid and unfair comparison. A diet that consists of too much snack food hurts one person: you. The beef industry, by contrast, exists by 1) destroying vast areas of rainforest that formerly was absorbing …
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Why Norwegians Are Happy
I just ran into a Norwegian couple here in the U.S. on vacation. As previously mentioned, I like to compliment Scandinavians on their standing near the top of the World Happiness Rankings, and then ask them to explain how they …
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