“Joker” is a film of our time, but not the film we need
“Joker” feeds our fears. It doesn’t inspire us to defeat them. We have what we need on our shelves, in our past.
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Where we can find the inspiration to fix America?
Take 5 minutes from your daily diet of news about America’s problems. Instead consider where we might find the inspiration to fix them. Here is a suggestion.
“Black Panther” will be the most interesting film of 2018
A review of the Black Panther, what might be the hottest film of the year.
Science debunks the eco-fable of Easter Island
Summary: The fast Polynesian expansion across the Pacific from Samoa to South America is one history’s greatest achievements of exploration. Conducted with primitive technology, they colonized almost every suitable island in the Pacific. Equally remarkable in a different way is how the sad story of the last and least-suitable of their settlements has been twisted …
Why don’t our dreams of a better world inspire us to act?
Summary: In this chapter of our search for a better America we examine our stories and myths. Do they show a path to the future — inspiring us to act — or are they just dreams of salvation by gods? {1st of 2 posts today.} Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and …
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