Trump plays high school dodge ball
3 things to think about: Being one of 1,860 billionaire's does not qualify anyone to be President of the United States. One lousy interviewer can deprive Americans of critical information they require to make educated Read more...
Racism, misogyny and genius: A reading list for Donald Trump and so-called leaders
(Above centre) Genius Srinivasa Ramanujan at Cambridge (1914) Five things you might not know: Einstein and Feynman had their genius-equal in Srinivasa Ramanujan, an Indian mathematician, who faced racism and bigotry from the white, arrogant Read more...
The perspective of the Pale Blue Dot
Four things you might not know: In 1994, Carl Sagan asked NASA to have Voyager I take a photo of planet earth from 3.7 billion miles away. He called it "The Pale Blue Dot." Voyager Read more...
Do we see a pattern here?
(L-R) Lamar McKay, President BP, Steven Newman, CEO Transocean, Tim Probert, Halliburton Bernie Ebbers and Ken Lay Donald Trump and Jesse Ventura What's going on with older white guys Read more...
Canadian Debate: Be it resolved, Donald Trump can make America great again
Canadians mark the calendar, pay attention, this matters (2 minute read) Just a month before the US election and three days after the first Clinton-Trump debate at Hofstra University, in Hempstead, NY, Canada will have Read more...
The Great Olympic Lie: Aiding and abetting corruption and greed in the name of propaganda
Synopsis The numbers are shocking, the losses staggering and the Olympics are a failed and losing proposition perpetrated on the taxpayers of host nations who pick up the multi-billion dollar tab. Russia spent $50 billion, Read more...
Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
I believe Francis Bacon’s three principles are the foundation of good writing. By “conference,” he means conversation and that is what the vast majority of people do the most; it’s unique to humans. But where we truly find discovery and advancement is by expanding beyond our ability to converse and developing the other two capabilities we possess: reading and writing. Amassing knowledge and having the ability to articulate it in a permanent form – for millions across history – is a wondrous gift that we humans can give to others with whom we share the planet.