Two new political movements have emerged in America’s politics over the last few years – the Tea Party and Occupy. However, only one has made a real difference so far. Here are some reasons why. It’s been a bad few years for many Americans. With a poor economy keeping wages and employment down[...]
Posts Tagged ‘religion’
April 7th, 2011 - 11:18 § in Philosophy, Society
When Fair and Objective is Neither
Everyone has bias. Since we are all “human, all too human”, people can perceive things very differently and have wildly varying opinions on almost any issue. Despite this, not every view is worth respecting. It sounds contradictory but it’s not — there is tremendous roo[...]
February 2nd, 2011 - 00:00 § in Philosophy, Society
Appreciation
Sometimes we do not value the good things enough. The recent death of my grandmother, the recent Arizona shootings and news of other tragedies reminded me of how dark things can be. Looking at all the sadness around us, it is easy to despair. This is a mistake. On December 30, 2010 my grandm[...]
Bigotry is Back
It is hard to believe that just 20 months ago the United States elected its first black president. Since then, the bad economy, Obama’s mistakes, liberal timidity and rising extremism on the right have created a flood of nastiness. Mosques – How Far Away is Enough? One recent example is the cont[...]
America Falling
A specter is haunting America – the specter of decline. While the United States still leads the world in many ways, our inability to face fundamental problems threatens the future. This is happening in several ways: Weak Human Capital. Our education and creation of job-related skills are lagging o[...]
Banning Bad Things
People will always do things we dislike. When they clearly harm others, they should be stopped. The further you move away from this, the harder it becomes to justify restricting people’s behavior. Good intentions have led us badly astray on three issues – recreational drugs, the burqa and [...]
