As much as I’d like to see strict gun control laws here in the U.S., driving down the stats on gun-related massacres is probably a more complicated issue. In particular, Canada (and most of the rest of the world) has …
Category: Sustainability
Campbell’s Soup Has a Point Here
I have not checked out the authenticity of this meme, but I hope it’s real. FWIW, I have noticed that there are bloggers hired by the Fortune 500 to make points similar to this one. To whomever wrote this: Well …
A Theological Contradiction
There are dozens of ways that atheists articulate their positions, as just as believers assert theirs. Though I’m energized by all of these, I have to say that I’m particularly impressed with this guy’s idea, as it’s one that I’ve …
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Diversity Efforts Will Always Be Controversial
From ABC News: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls diversity efforts ‘illegal,’ tells state agencies to stop. Diversity efforts in hiring “proactively encourage discrimination,” a memo said. Hiring policies that attempt to build racial diversity are looked upon highly by those …
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Amazingly Powerful and Efficient Charitable Foundation: Turimiquire
Here’s an excerpt from the thank-you letter I just received from the oft-mentioned charitable organization I support in Venezuela, call the Turimiquire Foundation. I thought readers would be interested in what these folks are accomplishing down there. An astounding 96+ …
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Of What Can We Be Proud
Good point here, but I look at this slightly differently. My ancestors were English, but I’m not proud of that. What’s there to be proud of that is associated with the spot on the globe that your great grandfather happened …
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Blood Money
Here’s a reminder of another intractable problem facing American society: our fondness for weapons designed to kill as many people as possible, in the shortest possible amount of time. The gun lobby sends enormous fortunes to lawmakers who, in turn, …
Our Grand Indifference
What New York Times columnist Charles Blow writes here is completely true, and more than a little relevant to today’s America. In general, we’re indifferent to the suffering of others who share our planet with us today, and we’re even …
We’re Laughing, Not Crying
I don’t think educated people are offended by shirts like this as much as they are amused. There will always be morons among us, and there’s really nothing that can be done about that.
McDonald’s “Can” Pay Its American Employees More, But …
Yes, McDonald’s can pay its employees in the states more, but it doesn’t have to, so it won’t. Like every other law in the United States, the legislation that governs labor is made by people who receive enormous campaign donations …
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