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A Message on Tariffs From the Past

Posted on December 10, 2025 by greg

“People react to fear, not love,” explained Richard Nixon, a scaremongering maestro whose cries for “law-and-order” were a coded message to white citizens worried about black crime. “They don’t teach that in Sunday school. But it’s true.” Populist economic policy claims … Continue reading →

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Political Doublespeak and the Breakdown of Society

Posted on March 1, 2025 by greg

The art of political doublespeak is the deliberate use of obscure and ambiguous language. Continue reading →

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The World of Misinformation and Escapism

Posted on April 1, 2024 by greg

In psychology, escapism is when a person routinely uses an activity or behavior to escape life’s realities. It is a way of distracting the mind. Examples include social media, substance use, or playing games to avoid thinking about or facing … Continue reading →

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Reduce Methane & Impacts of Global Warming

Posted on January 15, 2024 by greg

Cutting methane emissions is the fastest opportunity we have to immediately slow the rate of global warming, even as we decarbonize our energy systems. It’s an opportunity we can’t afford to miss. Methane has more than 80 times the warming … Continue reading →

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How to Protect the Secret of the Forest

Posted on January 1, 2024 by greg

Trees are without a doubt the best carbon capture technology in the world. When they perform photosynthesis, they pull carbon dioxide out of the air, bind it up in sugar, and release oxygen. Trees use sugar to build wood, branches, … Continue reading →

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How to Respond to Today’s Culture of Lying

Posted on December 15, 2023 by greg

Why do we lie? Lying allows a person to establish perceived control over a situation by manipulating it. It’s a defence mechanism that (seemingly) prevents them from being vulnerable, that is, to not open up and reveal their true self … Continue reading →

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 Angry People: On the Road to Anarchy?

Posted on December 1, 2023 by greg

Thomas Hobbs (1588-1679) identifies three reasons conflicts appear – competition, distrust, and the desire for glory – that throw humankind into a state of war (i.e. chaos), which is for Hobbes the natural condition of human life, the situation that … Continue reading →

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How Climate Change and Economic Equity Are Related

Posted on November 15, 2023 by greg

Since the Industrial Revolution, emissions of greenhouse gases due to human activities have increased from a negligible level to more than 40 billion tons a year. As these emissions have accumulated in our atmosphere, they have increased the average annual … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Existential Threat of a Cult

Posted on October 14, 2023 by greg

An existential threat, put simply, is a threat to society – a veritable threat to existence does not have to be present for someone to experience a sense of existential threat. Trump draws fervent support from conservatives who believe the … Continue reading →

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On the Relationship Between Truth and Power

Posted on April 15, 2023 by greg

Michel Foucault observed: “we are subjected to the production of truth through power and we cannot exercise power except through the production of truth” (Foucault, 2003:93). Foucault argued that knowledge and power are intimately bound up. So much so, that … Continue reading →

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