TRANSATLANTIC HEARTBURN
I recently found an article, Transatlantic Heartburn, written by the former BBC America News anchor, Katty Kay, that identifies an international fear that we, in …
THE WILL TO CIVILIZE
I am beginning to believe that we, in the United States, have lost the will to civilize ourselves. Most anthropologists, and many historians, will confirm …
IMAGE OVER SUBSTANCE
The competition for public attention of image over substance has been almost completely lost in today’s political world. Image has won, hands down. The profession …
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
The beginning of a New Year encourages many of us make New Year’s resolutions, and most of us break them in the first few hours, …
CAR BLOAT
All in all, car bloat has increased vehicle prices while making autos more destructive to human life, natural ecosystems, and pavement alike. Because the full …
CAR BLOAT
This is the second blog on car bloat; the story of how and why vehicle manufacturers, mainly in the US but elsewhere as well, have …
RIGHTS OF NATURE
Ireland could become the first country in the EU to enshrine the “Rights of Nature” into its national constitution. The Joint Committee on Environment …
ANIMAL BURPS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Animal burps and climate change are directly related, although that may seem a bit of a stretch for newcomers to the idea that farming contributes …
SENSIBLE APPROACH
I rarely quote a complete article on this blog site, but this is the most sensible approach I have read to the Israeli/Hamas conflict. The …
MEDIA AND POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY
Media and political responsibility may seem like an unlikely combination for a blog topic, particularly in today’s divisive, antagonistic, and destructive political environment. However, what …