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The Enlightenment & the Emancipation of Humanity

To what extent was Enlightenment one of human emancipation? As Hampson (1968) describes the period “an embarrassment of wealth for the historian and the danger of being buried under his own treasure”, this essay in the explanation of the question is in danger of not only being buried by treasure

The Greatest Illusion People Fall Into in the Age of Social Media

It’s needless to say that social media plays a crucial role in our life today.

Ancient Apocalypse & Graham Hancock’s ‘Dangerous Ideas’

It never ceases to amaze me what seemingly innocuous ideas the establishment media find ‘dangerous’ or ‘controversial’. Netflix recently released an eight-part documentary series titled Ancient Apocalypse, where Graham Hancock (who has a been a household name for “alternative archeology” since the release of his book ‘Fingerprints of the Gods’

Our Authentically Fake and Hypocritical Society of Copies

“Ditto,” said Tweedledum. “Ditto, ditto!” cried Tweedledee. Lewis Carroll, Through The Looking-Glass Sometimes a trifling contretemps can open a window onto significant issues. As a case in point, The New York Times, a newspaper that regularly publishes U.S. propaganda without a bit of shame or remorse, recently reported on

Brooks: Government Intervening in Rail Talks Creates Same 'System Is Rigged' Hazard of Bank Bailouts

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that the federal government intervening to prevent a rail strike will give companies an advantage in negotiations and creates a moral hazard like the bank bailouts in 2008 and will cause people to think “the system is rigged.

10 Bitter Truths No One Wants to Hear about Life

No one really wants to hear bitter truths about life, but they are essential for growth.

Giving Thanks Does Your Body Good

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Focusing on gratitude has become a growing trend in recent years, and for good reason.

Attitude of Gratitude Can Help You Live a Longer, Happier Life

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article previously ran a few years ago but there are so many good reminders about the benefits of gratitude, I decided to share it with you again this year.

Wearing face masks impairs dyadic micro-activities in nonverbal social encounter: A mixed-methods first-person study on the sense of I and Thou

The COVID-19 pandemic has manifold negative consequences for people around the world, of which the psychosocial ones have been rather underrepresented in the public eye.

An Ode to the Brave: The World Depends on You

STORY AT-A-GLANCE This story is a love song for the brave.

From transcendental egology to orientation theory: Toward a mereological foundation for the different senses of the “self” in conscious experience

In the present work, we aim to make a contribution to the origins of the notion of “minimum self” in Husserl's phenomenology.

“Pandemic Amnesty”? It’s just more narrative reinforcement

A few days ago, on Halloween, the Atlantic ran this opinion piece by economist Emily Oster, headlined: LET’S DECLARE A PANDEMIC AMNESTY This, along with the sub-head… We need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID. …have been

The Benefits of a Chaotic World

Photo by Nijwam Swargiary on Unsplash It seems there is a clear global effort to make information uniform, and in particular, to make science uniform—One Science, Under Singular Rule, For the Good of All…I’m not making this up (well, I did just make up that phrase, but

Harvard Economist: Democrats 'Still Have a Lot of Plans for Spending They Want to Institute'

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Fox Business Tonight,” Professor of Economics at Harvard University and former International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Ken Rogoff discussed how the fiscal and economic picture will change based on the results of the 2022 election by stating while he doesn’