It must be nice to pick a political “team” and then never again bother to question whether your team’s beliefs might be fundamentally flawed.
It must be nice to do a shallow scan of everything you encounter and look for anything you disagree with — so you can use that as an excuse to disregard everything else a person might be trying to say. It must be convenient to know you don’t have to bother considering anything you don’t already believe is true.
American society is still pretty good at doing things and making things. We have better tools and technology than ever for molding physical objects into what we want them to be. (Those are an extension of open inquiry by previous generations.) But we are failing on a deeper level — and we are heading toward a devastating collapse — because we have become intellectually shallow and morally arrogant.
We are rushing over a cliff as fast as we can — and everybody can point a finger at someone else to blame.
If you vote, you’re my real enemy — no matter who gets your vote
To stay sane and fight life’s battles, we aliens need places of sanctuary
I’m all broken up about ‘draconian’ cuts hitting the federal government
Throwaway culture can leave us looking for something that lasts
Influence of Bradbury’s classic novel pushes me toward change
You can change your story, but you first must throw away the old ones
We’re neither friends nor enemies, just strangers who share the past
‘This path leads to somewhere I think I can finally say, I’m home’
When love finally dies, it’s like a fever breaks and the pain is gone