The disparity of political partisanship has seemingly reached a boiling point in the United States; though, it is truly unjustified. Continue reading “Taxation, Land, and Pareto”
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Data Dollars
The idea of getting something for free has begun to trickle into our daily lives via technology. We can scour the app store to download free versions of games and prog
rams. We can peruse the internet at our leisure clicking through sources of information without so much as paying a penny (especially if we surf the web at the library). We can communicate with individuals via email, Facebook, Twitter, and the like from across the globe with near instant connectivity without cost. Continue reading “Data Dollars”
A Library of Current Knowledge:
Human beings have incredible potential. In turn, we each have dreams, aspirations, talents, skills, and unique knowledge that allow us to live out that potential. However, what do we do if we are missing one component to make our dreams fulfilled?
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The Power of Naming
What we call something is seemingly more important than the thing itself. For example, we tell people not to “judge a book by its cover;” however, we pick up books based on the title or unique cover. Titles are essential! Continue reading “The Power of Naming”
The Embarrassment of Our Infrastructure
On a recent Sunday morning bike ride, I made a grave error in judgement. I did not accidentally turn in front of a car or pathetically forget to unclip my shoes and fall over (it has happened before). My mistake was far graver in the sense that it was nearly catastrophic for my bike and butt: I took a different route home than I had come. Continue reading “The Embarrassment of Our Infrastructure”
The Folly of Anti-Price Discrimination
We are taught throughout life the evils of discrimination (rightfully so I must add); however, the social construct of discrimination has led us to see the idea as wrongful in all senses of the word.
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Seeking Perfection
Perfection is to life as comfort is to transatlantic economy class; literally impossible. Without perfection, there are always arguments to make, always fights to pick, and always complaints to be had. Though we consciously admit there is never a perfect solution, we still, time and time again, strive for the ridiculousness of perfection. >
A Critique of Academics
Most academics live and breathe in a world of highly centralized disciplinary jargon. This jargon helps to foster communication within respective fields; however, the same jargon that benefits communication among peers has dug a distinct moat around their ivy layered halls. >
The Big Q’s
I have recently seen a smorgasbord of articles, blogs, videos, opinions and the like discussing a seemingly benign topic: how to read a book. At first, glance, I thought the topic was dumb; “uh, you open the page, read left to right, top to bottom, and turn the page when you get to the end.” I couldn’t fathom what the individuals were trying to convey; however, after continuous bombardment of the idea followed by a lengthy personal perusing, I reified the following four Q’s to help from everything from reading to working out to vacationing.
Get to the Underline
“The Unexamined life is not worth living.” ~Socrates
When we think about our lives, we rarely think about our lives. No, the previous sentence is not a typo, it is a belief. Maybe a better articulation is to write the sentence: When we think about our lives, we rarely think about our lives. The underlined “think” is essential, for it differentiates the same word in two radically different connotations; “think” means the normal definition of the word, whereas think is a deeper meaning that includes a significant commitment. We must strive for the underline. (A similar pattern is exuded in reading: one can read a book, or one can read a book.)
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