Gross Inequality and Social Contract
Students, tomorrow's leaders, must understand that opportunity denied, returns as less respect for the rule of law.
Author: Robert Hamill
Why Concern Over Targeted Ads?
For the sake of elections based on facts, dark advertising must be brought into the light.
Frequency of Messages – Impact
Mass media channels promote associations between political persons, issues, and value judgements. The volume of repetitions leads to linked associations.
Flash Mob and the Social Contract
... every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity. If people grow up without that equal opportunity, it
Status Quo and Political Inertia
Status quo is the political inertia of social sciences. To change any situation, force must be applied.
Essay or Story
As a person interested in issues, sometimes I get a passion for a developing idea yet am unsure whether to express it as an essay or a story. Sometimes I write a critical essay, other…
Complicated Thought
A lengthy chain of simple actions can be as hard to gain an understanding of as a short complex action
Law of Selfish Action
A selfish action by one person may be good for that person, but if all people make the same decision - it can be bad for everyone.
Agents of Human Evolution
Nature experiments more freely in evolution with the male of the species.
Thomas Wolfe’s House
After Biltmore on Saturday, Kris and I walked in downtown Asheville Sunday morning and early afternoon. Great restaurants, street vendors, and specialty stores. Thomas Wolfe’s childhood house was in easy walking distance. He populated Look…