Gas Explosion and Speed of Recovery
Probably two years before the replacement townhouses are ready for occupancy. Such is the speed (or lack thereof) for an isolated disaster. Unfortunately, that is…
Category: Society
The social fabric and how it’s changing.
Cultural Changes and Political Affiliation
Will we end up with two cultures inhabiting the same land? Will they alternate in power or will they cleave into separate fiefdoms?
The Future of News Media
PBS attempts to hew closer to just-the-facts. Unfortunately they are lumped into lame-stream media by conservative talking heads.
Baltimore 19th Century Female Philanthropist
Mary Elizabeth Garrett and her role in the founding of Johns Hopkins Medical School
Personhood at Conception
Personhood at conception gives rights to the might-be-born that supersede the rights of those-who-have-been-born.
Scapegoating – Advantages and Disadvantages
If someone uses scapegoats, you can be sure that someone is trying to manipulate your feelings so that your behavior can be directed by them…
Home-Grown Terrorists and Islamic Civil War
There is no American slogan, no bumper sticker logic, to counteract the radical fatwa that captures some members of in-country Moslems.
Secession of the Rich
The 1% ignore all the societal benefits that accrue to their position, since they don't use them directly.
Two Methods of Teaching
Academics teaching mainly uses an axiomatic style, while creative arts use discovery.
Electricity’s Dark Side: Lessons from the Past
What would bloggers and conspiracy theorists make of —a man with flames shooting out of his mouth?