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Take it down a notch, seriously
This little gem of a banner is posted on Highway 50 between Montrose and Delta, Colorado and it reminds me of what frustrates me so much in the United States. We can’t merely disagree with someone’s...
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Why honesty and ethics should matter
100 years ago when I was a collegiate debater, I didn’t really think that speaking style and charisma should matter because I was ‘right’ (i.e., I had the best evidence to support my position). I was...
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Exhausted by the politics of the irrational — the fundamentalist? So am I.
Technically to simply have faith in the absence of empirical proof is irrational. That isn’t necessarily bad if it produces positive social and cultural outcomes. For those with faith, it’s also very...
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Poor tippers aren’t the problem, it’s our 3rd world economy
Are the poor tippers really the problem for food service employees? A Facebook friend posted this article on his newsfeed today and while I empathize, have worked in food service, and wondered about...
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Idiocracy, American style
Originally posted on Scholars and Rogues | Progressive Culture:On February 13, James M. Taylor of The Heartland Institute published a deceptive and dishonest blog post at Forbes in which he falsely...
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Gay marriage, Japanese Internment, and Interracial Marriage
As the Supreme Court gets ready to hear arguments on California’s Proposition 8 — banning gay marriage, we should probably reflect on why it matters to any of us. The reason it matters is obvious if...
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10 Things Most Americans Don’t Know About America
This is a great piece that sums it up…. Since living abroad, I’ve fielded so many questions/ comments like, “An American once asked me where I lived, I told them in Frankfurt Germany and he said,...
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Quintessential Americanism (defined)
A few weeks ago I watched The Newsroom pilot for the first time and the title character is asked an utterly American question, ‘Why do you think America is the greatest country?’ — his response — ‘It’s...
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American Higher Education: Failing, Entitlement
American higher education is on life support and not doing particularly well. We have a growing consensus emerging from industry and academia alike arguing that the institutions are not serving the...
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