Perspectives On The Surveillance Scandal — An Analysis
By: Lawrence Davidson, Ph.D Part I — Shifting Historical Context Context One: It is 1971 and the United States is mired in a losing war in Vietnam. Thousands of young […]
Category Archives: Society
Social Issues
The Abuse of Power: Another Dimension
By: Alton C. Thompson It has been well said recently that (Sheldon Richman) “power is inherently abusive” and (Christopher H. Pyle) Many people believe that they have nothing to fear […]
Can “Ought” Be Derived From “Is”?
By: Alton C. Thompson Scottish philosopher/historian David Hume (1711 – 1776) is famous for discussing the “is-ought” problem,[1] which is …that many writers make claims about what ought to be […]
PDF: Community Programs — Some Tentative Ideas
By: Alton C. Thompson Excerpt From The PDF … insofar as there is an answer (and there isn’t, actually!) to the global warming threat, it lies with homesteading and communitarianism. Fewer […]
Limbaugh Mocks Freedom of Speech
By: Joel S. Hirschhorn By now most people know that though it is perfectly fine to shout fire in a packed theater if there really is a fire, even constitutionally […]
Exposing The Turnkey Tyranny: NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Stands Tall
By: Nozomi Hayase Edward Snowden, the leaker of the National Security Agency top-secret PRISM surveillance program has voluntarily stepped into the public limelight. The 29-year-old former technical contractor for the […]
Society and Mentality
By: Alton C. Thompson The term “Agricultural Revolution,” given to important events that began to occur around 10,000 years ago, is a misnomer, and not only because more was involved […]
A Window On The Right Wing — An Analysis
By: Lawrence Davidson, Ph.D Part I — Some Background Information My wife and I have family in Barcelona, Spain, including a seven-month old grandson. We also have a family member […]
3 Things You Should Know If You Wish To Save The World
By: David Swanson 1. Obedience is Extremely Dangerous. This seems like it must be either wrong or misleadingly incomplete. And that would be true if we were talking about children. […]
The Psychology of Denial
By: Robert J. Burrowes Despite conclusive evidence, some people deny the ongoing climate catastrophe. Why do they do this? If you terrorise a child out of taking action to change […]
