The Tragedy of the Commons Is Our Reality
A widely known term, at least in academia, is “the tragedy of the commons.” The term “commons” describes a resource that everyone can use at no cost, such as air.…
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Propagate Sex Change to Schoolchildren? Absolutely Not!
I was asked about my position on the issue of propagating the legitimacy of children going through the process of changing their sex. In North America, I was told, this…
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A Systemic Problem of Depression Requires a Systemic Solution
Depression has been a growing problem throughout the industrialized world for several decades, but it has skyrocketed since the onset of the pandemic. Death rates from substance abuse, suicide, and…
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Anti-Work Movement Should Be Pro-Purpose
Over the past year, the anti-work movement, which began in 2013, has been gaining traction. Last year, it grew from 700,000 people to 1.6 million. However, its slogan, “Unemployment for…
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Joint Statement on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races Is Empty Words
On January 3, the US, China, Russia, the UK, and France signed a statement that they will “consider the avoidance of war between Nuclear-Weapon States and the reduction of strategic…
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A Purposeless Life Is No Life At All
“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how,” said Friedrich Nietzsche. A student of mine watched the film Life Overtakes Me, which tells the story…
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A Letter to a Viewer Who Discovered that Everything Is a Lie
Valentine, a frequent viewer of my shows with filmmaker Semion Vinokur, wrote him that lately, he has come to feel that everything is a lie: The government is lying, his…
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What Happens When Everything Is Skin-Deep
When you do not see the person beyond the skin, you do not see the person. Instead of worrying about who people are, they need to think about how they…
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Mutual Responsibility – the Foundation of Society
Today’s society worships the ego. Everyone who is “someone” shows himself in the most egocentric way. This is true of social media icons as it is true of sports stars,…
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A Good Slap to Calm Us Down
The latest strain is really turning everything we’ve known about handling the pandemic on its head. It is super contagious, generally mild, and no vaccine seems to protect against it.…
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