It’s been a while since I mentioned that Pope Francis is a fabulous humanitarian. Until he came along, the Catholic Church had held essentially no position that sought to improve the social and material aspects of people’s lives. The shift …
Category: Sustainability
Marxism / Socialism
The meme here comes from a reader. Two comments: 1) Most people regard Trump’s $4 trillion in tax cuts for the rich as a “redistribution.” 2) The U.S. is the only developed country on Earth that doesn’t offer its citizens …
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Why Is There Suffering?
The author of the meme here poses an excellent question. And at least a partial answer is this: we’re not omnipotent.
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What You Will Do, and What You Won’t
These fellows seem fine on commanding others as to what they will do. All the while, there are things they themselves will not do: become educated, read, think for themselves, or develop compassion and empathy for others. It’s a trade-off. …
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Another Question on Grammar
A reader asks: Re: the phrase “where we’re at”. Is it grammatically incorrect and should be “where we are”? And did I get the period and question mark right? The phrases “where we’re at, where it’s at,” etc. are all …
Grammar
A reader asks: In today’s fast paced world, the idea is to get to the point (as quickly) as possible. Is it wrong to cut words out of a sentence as long as the message is clear and understood? I …
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We CAN Get Rid of Chemical Pesticides, But Here’s Why We WON’T
Here’s a very short video that reveals why it’s so difficult to remove chemical pesticides from our production of vegetables. It offers a glimpse into how the potatoes are selected to become the French fries that McDonald’s offers its customers. …
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Cicero from Beyond the Grave: “America: How About Getting with the Program?”
The concept that rule of law sits at the core of all civilized societies has been around a long time–at least 2100 years. Until the advent of Donald Trump on the U.S. political scene, it was certainly central to our …
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Understanding What Your Second Amendment Rights Actually Mean
I would edit the text in the meme at left and replace “….to die for your Second Amendment right” with “to die for what is clearly a misinterpretation of the Second Amendment .” What Warren Burger said on this subject …
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Representing Humankind to Extraterrestrial Higher Life Forms
The question posed here is one that many of us have asked ourselves frequently throughout our lives. My belief: The best response probably isn’t a present-day world-leader, even the president of one of the most enlightened countries on Earth, and …
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