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The Question Behind Taylor Swift’s Battle

Today, I watched with interest a BBC news story. It was about the ownership of Taylor Swift’s song recordings being sold by some guy named Scooter to some investment firm. Swift is upset that she wasn’t offered the chance to […]

Why is The Curse of Oak Island Lying To Us?

Text Transcript: The Curse of Oak Island is an interesting and entertaining show. But as I mentioned in an earlier video, the show isn’t always entirely upfront with us. This past week, the show turned from shading the truth to […]

Is “The Curse of Oak Island” The Reality Show We Deserve?

Video here, text transcript below. Follow up video: Why Is The Curse of Oak Island Lying To Us? There are now three realms of existence: reality, fiction, and reality TV. Reality TV is far too contrived to be reality, […]

Eight Years Away: How My Perspective on Life in America Has Changed

This isn’t an anti-American screed or political diatribe. I will never not be American, but as events unfold, I am more and more detached from the land of my birth.

A Dutch Traffic Jam – What Could Be

Lately, I’ve been seeing a growing number of stories in the corporate media about cities turning to more bicycle friendly policies. City planners are doing much rethinking in response to the pandemic. The pandemic is forcing people to change the […]

Why Do People Use Hair Dye?

Dying one’s hair is changing one’s appearance. Why would someone do that? Is it as simple a matter as changing one’s shirt? What is really going on when people dye their hair? When we consider what clothing to wear, we […]

Misogyny is Cowardice: An Example

Of course I know some think this way, but it’s still a shock to see it. But as a philosophy professor, I recognize a teaching opportunity when I see it. I wrote before about how racism is cowardice and now […]

The Siloization of Humanity – Technology has enhanced an age old habit

Siloization – ˈsī-lō-ə-ˈzā-shən : the process of isolating a group apart from others especially in ways that hinder communication and cooperation In business jargon, “silo teams” refer to situations in which teams or departments don’t communicate with each other and […]

Stop Dehumanizing People With Your Writing

It angers me. I read a lot as a writer and professor and I see it all the time. People dehumanizing people with their words. “People that…” “A woman that …. “Voters that…” .. and so on ad infinitum. I […]

The Internet Generation

The Internet Generation “The last generation didn’t have the Internet, the most powerful tool ever created by humanity, so they know it’s value. We used to have to go the library and research for hours to get an answer to […]

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