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Closed Schools: Be Careful What You Wish For
The late Harvard Biologist, Stephen J. Gould, Ph.D., was known for his theory of punctuated evolution, the idea that significant changes occur following significant events rather than gradually and somewhat uniformly over time. Highly respected best-selling British author, Matt Ridley, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Human Behavior, Politics
Tagged Closed Schools, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Dysfunctional Government, Open Schools, Politics, School Choice, Schools
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Masks in a Sarcasm Free Zone
A few days ago, I offered a sarcastic post entitled “The Belt Order”. Most got it, a few thought it was real. In this hysterical environment, that’s understandable. Now, I feel some responsibility to explain. I object to cities, counties, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, health, Human Behavior, Politics
Tagged Chinese Virus, Cloth Masks, Coronavirus, Covid, Covid-19, executive orders, mandate, mandates, Masks, N95, orders, pandemic, Wuhan Virus
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How Do We Decide About Schools?
Should we open our schools this fall? That is the question thousands of school boards and fifty state governments face as we struggle to return to normalcy. The question begs different answers in different communities and in each state. I … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Human Behavior, Media, Politics
Tagged CDC, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Dysfunctional Government, Education, epidemic, Media Bias, pandemic, viruses
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The Belt Order (S)
They have gone too far this time. The county commission just ordered the wearing of belts at all times when in the public spaces. There is a sizable fine of $101 for the first offense. Repeat violations may be fined … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged COVID19, Dysfunctional Government, Masks, Politics, Science
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Listening to The Science
Finding the truth, is sort of like counting to infinity. It will certainly take a long time, but the end result promises to be extraordinary. This is the problem of science. It searches for truth, but there are always more … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Politics
Tagged Coronavirus, COVID19, eternal problem, Expert, humility, Opinio, The Science, Truth
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Rationalism: A New Ideology for the Future
I don’t like political labels, and I dislike stereotyping whole groups of people who assign such labels to themselves or others. What is a progressive, a moderate, a conservative, a liberal, a leftist, a right-winger, a socialist, a social democrat, … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Musings, Politics
Tagged ideology, political ideology, Rationalism
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Up is Down and Down is up: Opinions, Facts, and Truths
Two scientists walked into a bar. The bartender looked at them and asked, “What’s up?” One of the scientists pointed out the front door while the other one pointed at the ceiling. The bartender being a curious fellow wondered which … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Politics
Tagged Democrat Party, Freedom of the Press, Gallup, Media Bias, Republican Party, Truth
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AAAS and the Uncertainty of Science
The morning email onslaught delivered the usual assortment of junk along with some gems. Among the latter was a climate science fundraising letter from Rush D. Holt, PhD and CEO of The American Association for the Advancement of Science. AAAS … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Media, Politics
Tagged AAAS, Alarmism, Climate Change, Climate Science, Education, global warming, Media Bias, Rush Holt
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Who Was James Hansen and What Was He Selling?
The extent to which some adult humans assume and are obsessed with IR absorption and heat forcing in the atmosphere as if it’s almost exclusively due to carbon dioxide, methane, and a few other trace gases, is a clear indication … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Human Behavior, Musings, Politics
Tagged carbon dioxide, Climate Change, global warming, James Hansen, Science
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Happy Washington’s Birthday!
It was a simple question the Always-Effervescent-One posed as we sipped our morning coffee. “When did this Monday holiday idea begin?” she asked, quite innocently. Neither of us could remember, so I turned to that ultimate source of all wisdom, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Musings, Politics, Religion
Tagged Calendars, George Washington, Gregorian Calendar, Julian Calendar, Politics, Presidents Day, Truth, United States
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