First we must define the term “scientist.” Did you know that a college level biology student is a scientist? Yes, anyone who studies science is a scientist. This is quite different for other areas of interest. Studying art does not…
We found an article in the New York Post, a tabloid full of sensational stories, lots of photos, with super-large, outrageous headlines, such as this one: Stupid People Are Loud and Proud. Here’s the opening: The most outspoken people “know…
By Olivier Clerc, France When the Christian missionaries of the last three or four centuries were evangelizing so-called “primitive people,” they believed that they had only to destroy or burn the various cult objects of these people in order to…
Here is where we get something straight. I know NOTHING about the “cancel culture.” I don’t know where the phrase comes from or who’s pushing it or what it entails. I know only that if we don’t stop the hatred,…
As that famous humorist and social commentator once said: “Everybody talks about the economy, but only a Republican will pick it up and beat you to death with it.” Maybe I got that quotation wrong, but we do (and I’m…
Fake news has been around for hundreds of years. In 1690, British officials forced the first newspaper in North America to shut down after it fabricated information. [Ref] Then there are opinions and perspectives. Opinions can vary. Perspectives vary. There…