Thursday, September 29, 2016

Who Should Liberals Vote for in the Upcoming Election?

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The graph  on the left from Political Compass provides some interesting insights into voting patterns. Hillary is further to the right ...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

How to Develop the Intellect: Why Emotions Matter… A LOT!

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  This article is not about smart and stupid. Smart and stupid are terminal states over which one has no control. Conversely, intellectu...
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Friday, September 23, 2016

Blue Lives Matter / Black Lives Matter

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That Blue Lives Matter is not in dispute. Unjust killings of police officers are met with outrage, demands for justice, systemic suppor...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Should Mental Health Be Privatized?

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A well regulated free market can be a wonderful thing. At its best, regulated competition leads to fair prices and quality goods and serv...
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Monday, May 30, 2016

Is Donald Trump a Sociopath?

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Once called sociopathy or psychopathy, the diagnostic manual for mental disorders now calls the condition "antisocial personality dis...
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Thursday, February 4, 2016

Why Government should NOT be run like a Business

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I think this conclusion should be a no-brainer for anyone who takes the time to think about it. What is the primary function of busi...
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Monday, January 11, 2016

Why You Can't Always Trust Your "Gut Feelings?"

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A “gut feeling” is an automatic, cognitive, short-cut that provides a crude, organic, meta-analysis of the culmination of one’s entire l...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

The Difference between Feeling True and Being True

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In her book, Being Wrong , Kathryn Schultz explains that being wrong feels exactly like being right! It is our nature to assume th...
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Are You an American Patriot, or an American Nationalist?

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In his book, Capture the flag: a political history of American patriotism, Woden Teachout distinguishes American patriotism from Amer...
Friday, October 16, 2015

Why bad critical thinkers believe they are good critical thinkers

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"When you are dead you don’t know it, but it is difficult for the people around you. Same as when you haven’t developed critical thin...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Guns, Mass Shootings, Evidence, and Opinions

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In the wake of repeated mass shootings and the predictable subsequent media debates arguing simple solutions to a very complex problem, I ...
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Friday, October 9, 2015

Major Depression: 4 Steps to Navigating Rough Waters

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Image by George Hodan After suffering a lifetime of Major Depression, I have found 4 strategies that minimize the damages and maximize...