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 …
Category: Sustainability
Trump Executive Order Focuses on the Non-Existent
Here’s something from a Trumper that I thought I’d share. A reader notes: Hard to believe such a thing is even necessary but thank you. Some sanity. This, of course, is in reaction to Trump’s claim that there are cases in …
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God as the Ultimate Mathematician
Paul Dirac was one of human history’s most influential mathematicians and physicists, and apparently did deliver the quote at left. It’s unclear, however, if he didn’t mean it as a joke. Voltaire said (something like), “God gave us noses so …
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Now This from Karl Marx
Here we are, about 150 years after Marx made this statement, and we can now see that he was wrong. Humankind has and will continue to embrace capitalism until organized life on this planet is gone, via some combination of …
Advice on Writing from C.S. Lewis
At left is what the great C.S. Lewis advised a “schoolgirl in America” on the subject of writing. I was particularly taken by his point #3: “Write with the ear.” In my constructing my sentences and paragraphs, I try to …
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Learning from History
Yes, the situation here is sad, but keep in mind what Hegel said, “The only thing we learn from history is that we don’t learn anything from history.” Also, remember that this “large chunk of America” is far meaner and …
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These Are Scary Times in the U.S., But Might We Get Through All This?
I’m sure Stephen King was sincere in what he said here, but mightn’t this all work out OK? Sure, the United States has decommitted to helping the planet avoid environmental collapse, and has consolidated power in the executive branch, establishing …
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Trump: Is There a Limit to the Damage He Will Do?
If you take the damage Trump inflicted on our country (and the rest of the world) yesterday and multiply it by the number of days in four years, you get a startlingly large amount. Yet it’s finite, and more to …
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Defining “Woke”
According to this article, many people who decry wokeism have trouble defining the term. When challenged in this regard, I borrow from what etiquette maven Emily Post said about manners, in an effort to calm an anxious lady who had …
Massive Scam
The reader who sent me this answers his own question “bottled water.” Excellent response. Staying hydrated is a very strong idea, but ruining the planet with microplastic is horrendous. How hard is it to re-use containers? The other thing that …
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