I have a friend, a long-time environmentalist, who denies there are any problems in the environment. He says the problems are in humans, not the environment. It is an excellent point, and it leads me to realize we Americans are suffering from the effects of two pollutions—the pollution of the American [...]
Surely every progressive knows someone who spouts out odious and hateful political ideas but who is warm, friendly, and engaging in personal life.
Of course, there are also ornery people with enlightened politics. This raises the question of whether foul progressives and amiable regressives are two versions of the same thing…or whether the similarity between [...]
Have you ever wondered why we as a people are so unresponsive to the environmental crisis? Given the magnitude of the dangers, it seems counter-intuitive that most people would be so blasé. Perhaps the key to understanding this is to focus less on what people say they think and more on the constructs that underlie [...]
