Speaking of Boundaries
Jared Diamond, in his book, Guns, Germs, and Steel – The Fates of Human Societies, recounts a 1972 conversation with a New
Getting There from Here
Last year, I got to see sights from a car making its way on I90 across Lake Washington and on into Seattle
Thinking Naturally
Like animals in the wild, we’re instinctual. The serotonin that resides in our guts and our brains is the same neurotransmitter that,
What’s the Story Here?
Staunch gun control advocates say guns cause mass shootings.
Gun rights advocates say mental illness causes mass shootings.
Our Screened Dreams
TV and movie awards shows provide many opportunities for artists and celebrities to promote style and ideas along with their work.
New Tracks Through Old Growth
On December 19, readers responding to NY Times coverage of the Amtrak train wreck in Washington State flooded the comments section with
Media and Belief
Soon after the NY Times ran a story exposing Louis C.K. for exposing himself, Louis C.K. wrote, “At the time, I said
Our Holistic Histories
This November brings with it an election in which NYS is asking voters if they want to hold a Constitutional Convention.
Defining Our Terms
I don’t remember when I first heard the term “trickle-down economics.” Wikipedia associates the term with “Reaganomics” and “laissez-faire capitalism,” a term
Thinking About How We Think
Rene Descartes, rationalist, skeptic, mathematician, scientist and modern philosopher is best known for his statement, “I think, therefore, I am.”
