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Good and the Brokers of Suffering
After much contemplation I have come to think that to advocate for the legislation of morality is to declare one’s private self the Broker of Human Suffering. Legislating morality doesn’t reduce suffering as much as rearrange suffering in a different… Continue reading
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Good and Power
For some people good and power are contradictions and for others, near perfect synonyms. Of course both positions are false which is why we have two different words representing two distinct forces in this universe. The formal definitions of these… Continue reading
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Good, Despair, and Broken Narratives
There is no lack of opportunity to feel anger and despair. We live in a time where such emotions thrive. The rage of this historic moment spreads like mold, first sticking and disarming the very words we need to find… Continue reading
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Good and Once Again, More Violence
Entering the realm of violence is a one way journey. Crossing that threshold you cannot turn around and undo the the explosion of consequences that ripple down the stream and across the pond expanding the center of the violent act.… Continue reading
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Good, Penalty and Civil Disobedience
David French in his NYT article (Colleges have Gone Off the Deep End. There Is a Way Out) on college protests quoted Martin Luther King in his treatment of the conduct of civil disobedience. He writes: “the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther… Continue reading
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Good, E Pluribus Unum, and Majority Rule
The idea of e pluribus unum or ‘one out of many’ not only has roots in, but is in fact, ‘the root’ of the idealism underlying the tradition of the United States. Majority rule is a rough approximation of a solution to… Continue reading
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Good, Paradox and Oblivion
What is the difference between paradox and nonsense? I have listened to any number of lectures, talks, and simple conversations and walked away simply shaking my head wondering if there was any sense in what I just heard regarding the… Continue reading
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Good, Accountability, Justice
We have had two trials this month of national importance. In both trials it seems justice was served, but to what end? Both parties, former President and current President’s son were found guilty by a jury. Both parties face sentencing… Continue reading
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Good, AI, and the daughter of this earth
Nouf Aljowaysir is a young woman who lived Saudi Arabia until she moved to the United States, who like so many people in this age of disapora finds herself no longer in the country of her birth, and feeling a need… Continue reading
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The Next Democracy
Given the critical times we are in this Project has proposed a very short, succinct body of language to re-introduce the idea of democracy to the 21st Century. We no longer can afford to compete for points on the scale of mutual hatred. We must find language that addresses the critical stress point of democracy in our world today. Click below, read, comment and do a pre-vote if you see something to which you can commit.
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