Politics and its Discontents

   Sometime when I write, I wonder how many of my views are shared by others. Given current media political coverage, it is often difficult ...

  There is an obvious problem with those who have stars in their eyes. Blinded by the light, they fail to see the darkness surrounding those...

Stupidity and ignorance are things I spend a great deal of time thinking about. Although the conditions know no national boundaries, I find ...

“Don't you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thought-crime literally imposs...

I read an interesting column the other day. In it, Janice Kennedy reflects on our tribal natures, natures that promote binary thinking.  ......

I am convinced that, as a species, we have an innate aversion to uncertainty. Rather than admit to some very real facts of life, contingency...

Maybe I am in a bit of a mood today, but I can't help but be disdainful of those who live in a news void. Even if you don't subscrib...

Were we abundantly blessed with critical-thinking skills, we would have no problem asking some serious questions about the direction in whic...

Those who read this blog with any regularity likely know that I make frequent reference to the importance of critical thinking. As I have sa...