Archaeological Sites: Igbo-Ukwu The archaeological site at Igbo-Ukwu in modern-day Nigeria offers us great insight into the history of the country. The site itself is situated at the edge of a rainforest, to the east of the Niger River and…
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ANY ideology, whether political or religious, is used to manipulate the electorate. That’s today’s problem. In today’s poisonous Washington game, politicians have two objectives: (1) to get elected; and (2) to get reelected. American-style democracy is still a noble experiment…
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“This is a leading politician from your party. Do not listen to them. They are lying to you. There is no brainwashing manipulation occurring. You may now return to your regularly scheduled lives, sheep.” In reality, this happens with any…
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Fairy tales are stories for children. Adults need more than make believe. Here is some wisdom. It is for your mind. You must remember the lips of wisdom are closed except to those understanding. “Enchantment,” the word “chant” is the…
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Science is the knowledge of how things around us function. It is akin to the knowledge that pressing a sharp knife against flesh results in a cut. It is coldly impartial, without morals and heartless. It’s job is to explain…
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The story of Lysenkoism is a cautionary tale. In the early days of the Soviet Union a scientist named Trofim Denisovich Lysenko committed a fraud that brought terrible harm to that country’s scientific community. He claimed that he could increase…
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The factors that contribute to urban decay are many and they are unique to each city. Cities that developed centuries ago may have built up around industry, on travel routes or at the best places for seaports, with housing, shopping,…
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What would the world be like with 2 billion people? The very idea causes cold chills to run up and down my spine considering the current upheaval in both the economic and political arenas. The rise of global dominance is…
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Values are beliefs, opinions and prejudices about what is good and bad, right and wrong. Weber distinguished sharply between values and fact, he argues that a value cannot be proved or disproved by facts as they belong to different realms….
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One of the most horrifying events to witness was a cell-phone video of a teacher who worked her way toward a child, hunched over and almost making a sadistic game of threatening to attack the child. The teacher, Sherri Lynn…
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