What Can We Learn on World Teachers’ Day?
This month, on October 5, to be exact, is World Teachers’ Day. A teacher used to be, and in some countries still is, a venerable occupation. A teacher was not…
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The Forecast for the Young – Severe Weather and Anxiety
An extensive study among young people ages 16-25 has revealed that they are anxious about the future, and with good reason. The research, whose authors claim to be “the largest…
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This Horror Show Shows Who We Are
A student of mine told me about a new show called “Squid Game.” It is a South Korean “thriller series,” as they call it, which has become a pop culture…
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Polluting the Field We Live In
October 13, is the UN’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. This year, there have already been more disasters than we can count. Moreover, they have affected the entire world,…
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The Impact of the Media on Us – a Depressing Story
An extensive survey concerning depression released by the Oxford University research center Our World in Data shows that depression is a very complicated condition. According to the editors of the…
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The Pandora Papers Will Not Make the World a Better Place
A few days ago, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released what it defined as “An offshore data tsunami.” The nearly 3 terabytes of “data trove,” as the authors…
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The Eyes of the Wise
When we look at the world’s political map, we see two lines that are trying to annihilate one another: the right line and the left line. They alternate in dominance…
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It is OK that the US Cares Only about Itself
Since World War II, America has been almost perpetually engaged in some sort of war. Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, not to mention meddling in Cuba, and countless other overt and…
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Is America Slipping Off a Cliff?
A survey published on September 23 by the reputable Pew Research Center determined that “President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has fallen sharply in the past two months. Fewer than…
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What Schools Are Not Teaching (And Should)
Societies have failed their exams on education. From the beginning to the end through all the school years, our children are sentenced to tiring days confined within classroom walls. It…
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