Politics and its Discontents

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...

  My previous post addressed a concern that the media are writing narratives for us, telling us what to think, creating a consensus that may...