By taking these steps—paying attention, thinking critically, resisting division, seeking common ground, and promoting media literacy—we can hope to create a more united and resilient society. The path forward lies in recognizing our shared humanity and common interests.
The Mechanics of Social Disintegration in the Modern Age Read Journal Article
One sign of untruthfulness is the uttering of untrue statements. Sometimes you know about the matter in question, and the statement disagrees with your understanding. You then suspect the speaker is untruthful. What are the leading signs of untruthfulness?
The person who wanted to use violence to cut the brain out of the truthspeaker was merely protecting herself against a terrible truth she could not handle. It’s the liar more than anyone who has reason to fear free speech.
Modeling can assist in raising questions to be answered by research. Technological advances have contributed to the reduction in infectious diseases, including pandemic mortality. But misuse of technology through inappropriate use of models could undo many of these important gains.
The proposed hate speech laws are just several of a grab-bag of reforms that, if passed, will necessarily curtail free speech. While these laws may be well-intentioned, an (unintended?) effect will be to put free speech under siege Down Under.
Proposed Hate Speech Laws Abound in Australia Read Journal Article
The exploration of whether or not the gulf between Science and The Humanities can be bridged will have to be put on hold. Sadly, both of those quests have been poisoned the Postmodernism into which we have rapidly descended.
Science, The Humanities, and Postmodernist Poison Read Journal Article
We lived through one of the most staggering human rights violations in recent history. At the heart of this crisis lies the crossing of two fundamental Rubicons: the erosion of the First Amendment and the violation of the Nuremberg Code.
Echoes of Tyranny: The Forgotten Lessons from History Read Journal Article
That the contrast between good and evil might be clear-cut in a given moment of history, I do not dispute. The problem comes when we put that particular and necessarily time-bound case of evil “in a box.” Why?
In a recent piece in the New York Times, Dr. Rachel Bedard – who specializes in “medicine and criminal justice” – said the world needs to move on from the whole Covid catastrophe, the pandemic response, and the wholesale destruction of liberties.
Bedard: From Covid Amnesty to Covid Amnesia Read Journal Article
One cannot ignore the possibility that certain actions could occur which may, indeed, trigger the use of nuclear weapons by Russia, and then, in retaliation, by NATO countries, or vice versa. One can only hope that cool heads will prevail.
Schopenhauer: Humanity’s Fall to Irrationality Read Journal Article
In this study we aim to quantify some of the more egregious biases in inflation statistics in order to get us closer to a true understanding of inflation since 2019, hence of true economic growth since 2019.
I observed Governor Tim Walz’s handling of the 2020 Covid-19 crisis in Minnesota with increasing concern. What started as a two-week pause quickly evolved into a series of questionable policy decisions that contravened scientific reasoning, constitutional rights, and fiscal responsibility.
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