An old idea updated
The famous French philosopher and writer Denis Diderot is quoted as saying, “Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the … Read more
Technology
Coming to terms with our tools
Don Quixote as Everyman
“Somewhere in La Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, a gentleman lived not long ago, one of those who … Read more
Homo sapiens and more
In biological taxonomy, the Linnaean binomial name for the human species is Homo sapiens. The name is taken from Latin, with “Homo” meaning human being … Read more
Who and what and why
I was looking last night through a folder of poems I have written. I came across this bit of doggerel from 44 years ago. I … Read more
Pen and paper
For me, the flow of ideas through a keyboard is different than through a pen or pencil. There is something about the intimacy of ideas … Read more
Thinking for oneself
A recent op-ed piece in the New York Times discusses the dangers of social media to our political system. Several sentences in the piece got … Read more
Environmentalism, sustainability, and all that
A great quote by the late Charles Bowden: “Environmentalism is an upper-middle-class white movement aimed at absolution and preserving a lifestyle with a Volvo.” To … Read more