Inputs to Selfhood

What constitutes today’s iteration of the well-informed individual? No aspiration to be a polymath genius, just an intelligent and worldly aware thinker. Do we expose ourselves to an adequate variety of information sources? This self-examination is a personal quest for the making and maintenance of a reasonable mind. This quest should be conducted without prejudice,Continue reading “Inputs to Selfhood”

Features of Political Discourse

The conventions of political debate are annoying, frustrating, pervasive, and militate against truth-telling. Citizens know they will be fed the party line and that the truth will be wrapped in obscure language designed to avoid commitment or embarrassment. In alphabetical order, I offer the following characteristics of political dialogue designed to avoid or evade theContinue reading “Features of Political Discourse”