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Paradox or Contradiction?
The words paradox and contradiction are used interchangeably these days. They aren’t synonymous however, and point to very different phenomena. In the following examples, which is a paradox, and which...
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What Are We Not Paying Attention To?
Researching an environmental organization of shared intent and goals, I was struck by a core question on its homepage: “What are we not paying attention to?” As much as I agree economically and...
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Ashlandia and the Limits of Localism
Ashland Oregon appears to be everything that its sister city, Chico California used to be but no longer is—a small, distinctive, tight-knit community of people united in their love of a large,...
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The Roots and Mushrooms of War
When do you think war began? With the first tilled fields and walled cities, or well before, in the mists of prehistoric man? Your view of when war started reflects your view of what human nature is....
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America Is Dead
My youngest sister called today while driving home to Saginaw from Kalamazoo, where her daughter is soon to graduate from college. We barely mentioned the latest eruption of evil in America, the random...
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The Map and the Territory
A helicopter, blades whirring, sits in a grassy area next to the last parking lot before the closed gate in Upper Park. At first it looks like the young men are rescuing someone, but it soon becomes...
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Exposing 60 Minutes Cover-up
When I was young, America’s premier TV newsmagazine, 60 minutes, did hard-hitting political exposés. These days half the segments are schlock. That was tolerable until it crossed the line into...
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Syria: Obama’s Slow-Motion Rwanda
President Obama recently suffered the indignity of having 51 mid to high-level diplomats at the State Department openly dissent against his non-policy on Syria. Bill Clinton has said that his willful...
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An Adequate Response
As the world looks on with dread, the American commentariat continues to deny the underlying causes of why a “petulant egomaniac” has been elected to the most powerful office in the world. The...
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Trump As Catalyst?
A reader in Tanzania writes to ask: “How can a candidate who lost the popular vote by 3 million votes become President of the United States? Why is President Trump shouting ‘America First?’ Is America...
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