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Humanism

Wednesday, October 5th, 2016

Conservative politicians and pundits understand that they cannot succeed unless they create an “other” separate from humanity. “Mexican rapist.” “Muslim extremist.” “Thug” “Welfare Queen” “Drug Addict” Hence, conservative politicians and pundits target the Humanities at universities with vicious attacks that de-legitimize these fields of study. Renaissance humanism opened the door to the Modern World. We […]

Pet Peeve

Saturday, July 30th, 2016

This is really a pet peeve of mine. Often family, friends and strangers get upset with me for telling them the truth. Often they will say, “I never learned that.” Why blame ME and the TRUTH for your poor education? You live in the Information Age. Educate yourself. I try my best to be patient. […]

The Great Insulters

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

I am less concerned with the lazy borrowing than the message. Trump Jr. Just said that public school teachers are just like workers in a communist coutry. They don’t care about the quality of their product. They only care about a paycheck. The Trumps don’t just insult immigrants. They insult teachers. They insult women and […]

Oklahoma Conservatives Kill Jobs and the Middle Class

Wednesday, May 25th, 2016

Killing jobs. Killing a state. Is it any wonder, young people have to leave the state to find a decent job? Public services are essential for a middle class to survive. The budget agreement announced today by legislative leaders and the Governor proposes a total of $6.778 billion in state appropriated dollars for FY 2017. […]

Who are the real conservatives?

Thursday, March 3rd, 2016

Ironic No? The government by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna “has failed to establish any public system of education, although possessed of almost boundless resources, (the public domain,) and although it is an axiom in political science, that unless a people are educated and enlightened, it is idle to expect the continuance of civil […]

America is exceptional.

Tuesday, February 17th, 2015

America is exceptional.  It was the first nation founded on science, separating church and state and social contract theory.  These ideals, while not actualized at first, allowed Americans to mature and grow.  These ideals provided a pathway to building Modern America with its large middle class and diverse population living in peace. Today’s conservatives fear […]

Why is faith no longer good enough?

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

Science is essential to Western Exceptionalism. James “Hutton was, for a time, a farmer — and in that occupation, observing the process of erosion and the laying down of deposits of various materials, he realized that the landscape he saw around him could be explained by the same forces operating over immense periods of time, […]

We Need Public Institutions

Friday, June 8th, 2012

The solution to this problem is obvious. More tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, while slashing education and job training. With more than 12.7 million Americans unemployed, companies have no trouble attracting applicants….While these workers don’t need college degrees, they need at least two years of specialized training plus strong math, reading and writing skills. […]

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