I came across this little piece today on my hard drive. I have meant to work on it for some time. I think I …
Author: Leaddog
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Thoughts on education today: Potential
‘Potential’ … Love and hate that word. Human potential is the great hope of mankind. And yet, who knows what a student’s …
History doesn’t repeat itself, but human nature does
Is it an accident or fate of history that seemingly momentous disasters in recent sport stories come from places that once were …
Rational History? Part One
Part One Looking up ‘thinking historically’ there seems to generally be a semantic argument of terms and sequence of the inquiry into …
Things to Fear
Two things to fear above all; complacency and smugness. Complacency – when it appears that everything is just fine, nothing is broken …
Perception
Perceptions. People perceive things in very individual ways. Perceptions, how individuals view the world, are as idiosyncratic of each individual’s life experience …
Off the Grid?
Off the grid. Is this even possible in this day and age? I seem to remember hippie types in the early 70’s …
More Social Insurance in Case of Libertarian Racketeering
Here in Canada, our Prime Minister Harper is a dyed in the wool libertarian. His views and policies, past and present, clearly …
A new way, again…
We are seeing a new group of books, movies and television shows attempting to bring humanity to another time in the past, …
ComTech Censorship
Freedom on the Internet and other forms of communication, what a silly idea. Some governments like it if free and enfettered communication …