As we look down the barrel of the first, and almost definitely not the last, of the variants of COVID-19, we are dealing with the very significant percentage of the U.S. population that refuses to get vaccinated, a phenomenon that …
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Inaction and Regret
Abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe left us with this: “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.” Of course this applies to our private lives, where we may regret not saying something …
Tagged with: cruelty, environmental decay, indifference to human suffering, racism, rejection of science
Our Anti-Science Nation
The rejection of science is a phenomenon that lies at the core of many of the most challenging issues in our world today. Anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers are impeding our efforts to control the pandemic. Congressional climate deniers are hampering our …
Tagged with: A full 70% of Republican believe without any evidence that the election was stolen from a great president Donald Trump, anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers, Congressional climate deniers, ignorance begets ignorance, prevent the planet from heating to the point that the human race experiences unprecedented levels of suffering, rejection of science
Even in a Nightmarish World, Quitting Isn’t an Option
The Greek thinker Epictetus, like the other Stoics, believed that philosophy should be a firm and steady guide, moving one’s life in a positive and virtuous direction in which every moment counts. Memento mori–Remember that you will die. What Epictetus …
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Why the GOP Is Losing Ground
There are several separate dynamics that are exerting pressure on the Republican Party in the United States right now, one of which is represented by the fellow shown here: the party has pushed itself so far to the right that …
