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What’s The Problem With “Wokeness?”

The words “woke” and “wokeness” have recently entered the political lexicon. These words puzzle me as to what they mean and why people use them. “Woke” and “wokeness” are used mostly, if not exclusively, as an insult. They are used […]

David Starkey’s Strawman – Don Quixote Enters the Culture Wars

I was eager to hear Mr. Starkey’s YouTube talk on on academic freedom (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEsG2iA6Nzo) because I know he was wrongfully censored, but I must say, his talk was disappointing. As a philosophy professor, I am compelled to offer […]

New Curse of Oak Island Season and Learning from Rick & Marty

Embedded video, click to play; text transcript below. It’s a new exciting season of The Curse of Oak Island! Will it be exciting or will it be the same old boring stuff I ask those two questions because those […]

The Stupidity of “Falling Back” an Hour

You set your clocks back, didn’t you? Custom forces you to do so, and sometimes custom is blindly repeating our mistakes. The twice-a-year clock shifting between “standard” and “summer/daylight” times is a prime example. Clock Time Our units of time […]

Stop Dehumanizing People With Your Writing

It angers me. I know they don’t mean it, but it still angers me. I read a lot as a writer and professor and I see it all the time. People are dehumanizing other people with their words. Sheer obliviousness. […]

The Myth of 6am

What Some Productivity “Experts” Haven’t Awakened To Modern life is a collision of two forces: people and days, and more to the point — individuals and hours. This continual conflict has ruined many days for many people. This recurrent crisis cannot be solved, […]

There Are No Millennials and No Gen X or Gen Y

The corporate media loves simplifications. It enjoys painting with a broad brush and placing everything into tidy, constricting categories. One of the media’s simplifications is to label people as belonging to a generation. They claim you are a “baby boomer,” […]

Inserting Philosophy Into Ancient Aliens

There is a TV show. Inside it are many tall tales. It demands we give up all the critical thinking we have ever been taught. Its absurdity is everywhere. Its nonsense is right before our eyes. They are not honest, […]

What Lurks Behind Conspiracy Theories? A Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories.

Some people, despite all proof to the contrary, believe the moon landings were faked. Some people, despite all proof to the contrary, believe the last election was stolen. And those are just two of the many conspiracy theories that […]

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