It's time to have a grown up conversation around free speech... What's the real story of free speech today? Free speech was back in the...

"The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence—it is to act with yesterday's logic." - Peter Drucker If someone had...

"You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough." – Frank Crane We need to talk about...

"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."  – Lao Tzu My biology teacher used to joke, "A pessimist is a man...

Bs is everywhere. We know what it is when we see it, but how do we define it, spot it and avoid it? Today's blogs takes the smelly tour...

"The plural of anecdote is misinformation" - Dr. Jonathan Stea Did a policy work? Voters are in the mood for radical policies. Radical...

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it means to sit down and listen” - often misattributed to Churchill...

"Narratives are the primary way in which we make sense of our lives" - Jacqui Stedmon What are narratives?   In most situations there is...

There was recently a survey from a right wing magazine which stated that the bottom quarter of the US had the same or worse outcomes to...

"We can neither endure our vices nor their remedies." - Livy about the Roman Empire Whether it is riots, strikes or feelings of...

Today's short blog is on a subject that seems so obvious, but we often fall into logical fallacies around it. Popular does not equal...

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" - Evelyn Beatrice Hall Increasingly we are hearing of...

'It has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried' - Winston...

"Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country and this world."- Sharon Salzberg This year 2024, has...

"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes." What would a modern public square look like?...

"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people." - John Adams Imagine the cacophony of information that is...

Why hadn’t I heard of the concept of "charity" in critical thinking?.... maybe because it’s a lost art. Have you come across the idea in...

"The challenge is that the internet has created a place where misinformation just flourishes. We have to think about these systems more...

Free speech has its limits. We need to work out what they should be. Freedom of speech is venerated by us as an essential right within a...

Our public square is broken. For the first time since records began, more Americans say they have no trust in the mainstream media than...

"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." - Anne Lamont There are at least two problems with...

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself." – adapted quote from Mahatma Gandhi Dear readers, welcome to my 100th blog. A huge...

"The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you." – W. Somerset Maugham I was probably the anti-example (if that...

I seek out short books to read. Short books might lack the snob-value that War and Peace or the Count of Montecristo has but these short...