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(Seeing from multiple perspectives) Fighting for FDR’s remedies is not enough
From Eric Alterman’s April 30 Nation column, “The Fight for American Liberalism,” emphasis and notes added: Liberal politics, Michael Walzer observes, is difficult “because it offers so few emotional rewards…it lacks warmth and intimacy.” Without universal foundations—Lionel Trilling termed it … Continue reading
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“toxic mix of individualism and fear”
A couple of weeks ago our Saturday morning discussion group in the hospital cafeteria talked about how the lack of care and medical treatment for pain and addiction patients seems to stem from a lack of empathy rooted in a … Continue reading
Insights from geology on incomplete information, uncertainty, and problem solving
Came across the following in the new issue of the Geological Society of America journal for members. A basic notion is that frequently a set of facts we know, or can know, are open to multiple interpretations, any or all … Continue reading
