Technology, like everything else, is changing exponentially. At the human level, can anything change other than who gets richer and who gets poorer? Continue reading
Blog Posts and Writings Tagged: politics
Blog 131. Why do small nations want big nukes?
Why indeed? For a nation, the benefit of having a nuclear weapon comes from not using it. Continue reading
Blog 130. GDP is a faulty measure
Why GDP is a faulty measure of success.
That’s a headline in Time magazine of 2/5/218. Thinking of “success,” I wondered whether Time really sells more magazines by dating them a week later than the actual publication. If so, another fake fact sells well. Continue reading
Blog 129. Did the Russians Hack This Site?
Subscribers may wonder why no blogs have arrived by email during the last two months. One reason: perhaps Russians hacked this site! Continue reading
Blog 126. The uncommon commons.
We have commonly-held assumptions regarding common people, the common good, and especially the common ground. These ideas are drifting away. Even common-law marriage has morphed into being “hooked up.” Continue reading
Blog 125. What do you fear most?
Fear has always been the strongest motivation for uniting people, but Americans are now divided by fear. Fear of what? Continue reading
Blog 124. Telling lies in public.
Headline April 22,2017: March for Science:
Protesters gather worldwide to support ‘evidence.’ (CNN)
Scientists lobbying for funds? No. Continue reading
Blog 122. What’s driving us crazy?
I hear folks complain that the overload of information and change is driving us crazy. A phone call used to be a rare interruption. Now, even robo calls “reach out and touch someone.” Continue reading