Exaggeration
“Almost every activist exaggerates the problem to which they have dedicated themselves.” Hans Rosling in Factfulness (Highly Recommended)... Read More
Platitude Season
It is the season when platitudes substitute for policy. I’ve written about it before but it bears repeating: someone is speaking in platitudes if you can’t imagine a normal human adult bel... Read More
Ponderable
Would you choose to be surrounded by intellect or elegance? Art or Science? Understanding or Beauty? Asking for a friend.... Read More
Words Seldom Seen: Sawubona
Sawubona Noun: A Zulu term means, “I see you.” Not just your face, of course, but your hopes, your dreams, where you came from and where you’re going. Pronounced: sow:’bɔh:nah Example: &#... Read More
History Repeats
“People are always more willing to expand governmental services than to pay for them.” Will Durant writing about a tax revolt in China about 300CE in The Story of Civilization Volume One... Read More