Ancient Greek historian Plutarch warned us all about the dangers of a huge gap between rich and poor. He doesn’t explain the exact mechanism by which this destroys republics, but it’s easy to see how a disenfranchised population becomes apathetic …
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Jane Goodall Is Hopeful
Anthropologist/primatologist Jane Goodall is optimistic about the outcome of our civilization, despite the hole we’ve dug for ourselves vis-a-vis environmental collapse. As shown here, she bases a great deal of her hope on the devotion that young people have when …
Remembering Einstein
One of the many things we admire about Albert Einstein is his deep humanitarianism. When we think of other quotable people, perhaps Voltaire or Emerson, what we remember them for is their quotes, not their profound contribution in some other …
Will U.S. Politics Return to Where It Once Was?
I met a fellow the other day who told me that the insanity that is present-day U.S. politics is about to swing, as a pendulum, back to a position in which once again makes sense. I told him that I …
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Wealthy People Will Skate Through Environmental Collapse
There is a point to be made here, though it’s obscured by the ridiculous use of “nobody” and “everyone.” We are surrounded by people whose life work is improving conditions for each resident of this planet–now, and for generations to …
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A Massive Collective Awakening
There is no reason that the statement here can’t be true. It’s quite possible that humankind will, as one, realize that the forces of oppression all around us are unacceptable and demand solutions to environmental collapse, social injustice, and massive, …
Human Evolution Hasn’t Stopped, But It Soon May Take a Radical Course Correction
The assertion in the meme here is true, but it raises an importation question: how well equipped is our species to deal with events that were unthinkable just 10 years ago? I’m referring to things like massive disinformation campaigns and …
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Unplug?
There is no doubt that people who disconnect from the news cycle have happier and less stressful lives. And today’s bad news isn’t about car accidents and house fires; it’s about global pandemics, environmental collapse, and our trajectory towards world …
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Ending Racism
A reader sent me the meme here. Apparently he thinks that ignoring our terrible past and our completely unacceptable present will produce a fabulous future, free of racism. Are there any other problems that evaporate by ignoring them? Tooth decay? …
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American Patriot Thomas Paine Wanted a Better Tomorrow
This remark by U.S. patriot Thomas Paine, arguably the greatest force in bringing about the American Revolution, is even more important today than when it was made 250 years ago. That’s because “trouble” is far more terrifying now than it …
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