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WHY IS ‘WOKE’ DANGEROUS?
July 4, 2023: First and foremost, a “woke” populus scares the stuffing out of grifter politicians. Imagine trying to convince people to ignore facts and buy a skewed version of truth? Our last president lied to the American people over 30,000 times. Unfortunately, his ongoing popularity also proves that for a sizable number of people,…
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FALSE BELIEFS ABOUT THE NATIONAL DEBT
June 24, 2023: Tune in to anyone ranting about the national debt and you will hear a load of bull about how it will destroy our children’s futures. Their words are meant to convey that spending on programs like Social Security, Medicare, or any type of program that helps citizens survive and prosper, is bad.…
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THE WHACK-A-MOLE SYSTEM THE FEDERAL RESERVE USES TO FIGHT INFLATION
June 20, 2023: The Federal Reserve’s policies of raising interest rates to slow down the economy increases the cost of goods and services including food, clothing, shelter, and jobs. Middle-class Americans and the poor are already desperately struggling to survive in our economic system. Higher interest rates have added to escalating rates of child poverty,…
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GREED AND POWER CREATED A SYSTEM THAT BLOCKS ADVANCEMENT
June 10, 2023: When I was visiting schools in India, rich and powerful people were afraid of an educated populace who would demand a say in how the country was run, and want a piece of the economic pie. They worried that educated people would take their power. In the USA, there were similar concerns…
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AMERICA MUST UPDATE ITS FLAWED GOVERNANCE
June 7, 2023: The United States of America—We the People—must update our governmental systems or we will not be a democracy that reflects the will of the people. There is conclusive evidence that the system of government we practice now has been undermined and compromised. The world we live in today, is radically different than…
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RETHINKING THE NEED FOR TRADITIONAL EDUCATION
June 4, 2023: My sons love to travel, explore and learn about different cultures. Recently, they were in central Asia. When they arrived in Kazakhstan, one of the first things they did was buy SIM cards for their iPhones. Then, they accessed a translation app that allowed them to use their devices to read signs…
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REBUILDING OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM
MAY 15, 2023: In 2018, I was regularly blogging about issues with the American school system. I was also keeping up with advancements in Artificial Intelligence that were seen, at that time, as new tools that teachers and industries could use. As I learned more about AI, as I read Yuval Noah Harari, Max Tegmark,…
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WHO COULD POSSIBLY OPPOSE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE?
Who could possibly oppose universal healthcare? Universal health insurance makes sense (Medicare for all). Every other citizen-centered society has universal health care. The USA does not. Why? Follow the money: Who profits from stopping citizens from having adequate, affordable medical coverage? Let’s look at the compensation of people who have almost unlimited money to spend…
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AMERICA: BLINDFOLDED AND PLACED AGAINST THE WALL
During the holiday break, we traveled on a road paralleling THE BORDER WALL, a great scar on the landscape and a steel barrier being built as a tribute to Trump. It gives the middle finger to all those who choose freedom, morality, decency, and love. The Wall is a path of destruction 50 feet wide…
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IN TIMES TOO DIFFICULT TO CONTEMPLATE FOCUS ON THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN …
What kind of education will our children need to be successful in their future; a world filled with artificial intelligence. Ten students gather regularly around a campfire, to experience community and to explore their ideas about what the school of the future should look like. Their discussions lead them to explore skills that will prepare…