Facts About The Decline Of The U.S.A.
America has more gun violence than any nation not at war.The U.S. has been at war since World War II.America has more guns than people. The U.S. is not a republic and not a democracy.The U.S, prides...
View ArticleKnowledge Quiz, No, 78
I dislike the term trivia. No knowledge is trivial. All information contributes to the whole of an intelligent human being. And, it is an essential part of critical thinking. That is why I did not call...
View ArticleGreat Thinkers: Great Thoughts: Micah
Micah (Hebrew: מִיכָה הַמֹּרַשְׁתִּי mīkhā hammōrashtī “Micah the Morashtite”) was a prophet in Judaism who prophesied from approximately 737 to 696 BC in Judah and is the author of the Book of Micah....
View ArticlePictures From The Past, No 22
The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” was coined by American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911. It’s a simple notion that applies to many aspects of our lives, but especially to...
View ArticleWeird Kings And Queens
When we think of royalty, beautiful princesses and charming princes come to mind. History reveals that, sometimes, real-life rulers were more akin to villains in storybooks: deformed hunchbacks, crazed...
View ArticleNew Research: Board Games And Reading Books
Playing board games and reading books may be casual pastimes, but new research suggests that activities like these can have a real impact on a person’s risk for developing dementia in old age.The new...
View ArticleSurreal Art
Surrealism defies logic. Dreams and the workings of the subconscious mind inspire art filled with strange images and bizarre juxtapositions. Creative thinkers have always toyed with reality, but in the...
View ArticlePresident Trump Says He Has the 'Absolute Right' to Pardon Himself
President Donald Trump asserted his presidential power and escalated his efforts to discredit the special counsel Russia probe Monday, declaring he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself and...
View ArticleFour Poems By Carmine Giordano
Of Monument and ImportanceWhile all of California is burning down to cindersand men and women are strapping their waistswith bombs to kill the infideland large chunks of the earthare falling...
View ArticleThe World's Most Dangerous Volcanoes
Dozens of people have died, hundreds are missing and many more homes were destroyed after separate volcanic eruptions in Hawaii and Guatemala that made headlines worldwide in recent months. And...
View ArticleThings You May Not Know About Gandhi
On June 7, 1893, Gandhi performed his first act of civil disobedience when he was ejected from a South African train for refusing to comply with rules on racial segregation. See how much you know about...
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