At left are the words of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the original television series “Star Trek.” The concept that differences in ideas and cultures are something to be regarded as a “delight” is the very soul of “woke.” Encouraging …
Category: Sustainability
The Controversy Over DEI
I can’t swear the story at left actually happened, but it certainly rings true–especially the end. People who don’t want a more inclusive and fair society truly are “unpleasant.”
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“A Day in the Life of Sue Republican”
I’ve always liked this: Sue gets up at 6 a.m. and fills her coffeepot with water to prepare her morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With her first swallow …
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Mark Hamill Speaks for a Great Number of Us
Many of us agree with Hamill and see it as our duty to oppose the criminal sociopath in the White House.
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Black Lives
Why do we need DEI? Well, spend a few seconds with quiz at left. Black lives didn’t matter at all until recently, and there are still systemic conditions in American society that perpetuate racial inequality.
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Woke/DEI Programs
Let’s hope that opposition to wokeism and DEI is just a passing fad. Yes, pushback against diversity is an effective tool used by Trump and his top people to keep the MAGA crowd stirred up. But let’s look forward to …
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Correcting Others’ Grammar
Good observation at left. Outside of my own family, the only people whose grammar I correct are those who have asked me to. I have a childhood friend who accredits me for having raised his verbal SAT score. That feels …
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Viewpoints on America
Here, Marcus Aurelius provides viewpoints on life that could be applied to current-day U.S. politics. For instance, I can say that all this hatred and stupidity is, in fact, playing itself out in front of my eyes, but I’m fortunate …
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What’s Disappearing?
A reader sent me this question and supplied an answer: The United States. I doubt it. It’s true that the path our nation is taking is anything but sustainable, but it’s likely that our little bout with fascism will be …
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Educating Women
What Brigham Young said here is undeniable; it’s the reason that philanthropic efforts in the developing world often focus on educating girls and women. The Turimiquire Foundation, the non-profit I frequently mention here, has a similar approach in helping to …
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