I have tried to hold my tongue (those of you who know me understand how hard that really is), but I am fed up with the self-congratulatory messages the EU (and the USA) folks have been spewing.
It’s been two years.
Anti-Otherism has gotten permission from TheDonald and is running rampant across the USA.
Continue reading A Sad Anniversary
So, Monday, we spoke how younger Americans are clueless about the Holocaust. And, I said that was one of the reasons why Anti-Semitism is on the rise. The other reason is our president, TheDonald. (I wrote about this most recently last year.)
Continue reading Aiding and Abetting
We spoke on Wednesday about racism and White Privilege.
Continue reading Surprise- Your Preconceived Notions are Wrong
Today is one of my favorite holidays. Yes, we Jews have a slew of holidays. And, given we’ve just survived Snowzilla2016, thinking about this holiday really feels a bit bizarre.
Continue reading It’s still BS if you apologize AFTER your bias is proven
Yes, today is the 18th of March. For many of you, it’s the recovery day after over-celebrating St. Patrick’s Day yesterday. For me, it means that the new month of Nisan arrives in but 3 days- which is yet another new year in the Jewish calendar. It also means there’s but 18 days to go until the grand festival of Pesach- Passover.
Continue reading 18. XVIII. 10010.
Ah, yes, if it’s a day ending in “y”, the odds are you’ll find me at St. Elmo’s, my favorite coffee place. Where I have my own mug that is constantly being refilled. And, the aromas- they are just glorious. (And, those few tourists, who break the rules and use a cell phone, get attacked for creating halfalogue terror.”)
Continue reading Flavor Intensity?
So, years ago Drs. Settle, Dawes, Christakis, and Fowler reported (The Journal of Politics) that there is a gene associated with liberal thought. It seems that folks with liberal dispositions also seek out new and novel experiences. Those same folks have the 7R variant of the dopamine receptor (G4). This research came after Bouchard & McGue, Cloninger, Svrakic, & Przybeck, among others determined that social conservatism is also inherited.
Continue reading It’s in our genes!
Our countries, companies, our schools, our organizations are all hierarchical. Yes, there is someone in charge. Hopefully, the persons in charge are dedicated leaders. Sometimes they are not. And, those associated with such entities suffer.
I was reading an article in the Wall Street Journal. And, my immediate reaction was- What? Are you for real? But, I thought about it- and realized that it may be true.
Continue reading I didn’t believe it either!