Category: Daily Column

Progress and vanity.

The world was programmed in such a way that our individual programs take great delight in exploring it....

Another galaxy consideration.

Computer programs often have a “copy” capability. We can, with the push of a button, copy what we’ve...

Galaxies.

When we see pictures of far-off galaxies, the usual response is “Gosh, the universe is so big and...

How Environmentalism replaced Communism.

In any society, some people have to do actual work. Ground has to be plowed, seeds have to...

Effective lies need graphs and pictures.

Most of us are suspicious enough of what we hear to ignore most of it. When the other...

What’s the most commonly worshipped idol?…

Most of us spend a great deal of time thinking about what other people think of us. While...

The Cost of Universal Health Care that’s…

In a mere 12 years, the number of managers and consultants in a country doubles. “Consultants” are usually...

Blatant news selectivity.

Early this week, some warm temperatures hit the Northeast. “Record warm temperatures!” were breathlessly announced by all news...

From unitarianism to environmentalism.

It took The Church many generations to formalize the doctrine that the One God has Three Persons, Father,...

“There’s two kinds of . . . . . .”

Many of us have a tendency, when trying make sense of things, to begin with a simple division...