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Educating for Sanity: Civility
Civility: a concept that seems to be waning in the United States. From the Latin, the literal meaning is “as befitting a good citizen”. It carries connotations of professional, ethical, respectful and courteous behavior. Incivility, thus translates as behavior unbecoming of a citizen. It is behavior of the barbarians. Incivility runs the gamut of behaviors…
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Educating for Sanity: Press For Freedom
I have to admit that I am a compulsive reader. Each morning I try to consume articles from several newspapers on a variety of topics. I vary my sources both nationally and internationally. So I was surprised again and again, over the last seven or eight years, when many of my friends developed very strong…
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Educating for Sanity: The Nation of Immigration
So much discussion, attention, and emotion…. Immigration talk has flooded our media sources, emerging as an American campaign issue in 2016 and again in 2024. Let’s move beyond the rhetoric and attempt to understand the topic more deeply, starting with basic definitions. An immigrant is someone who moves permanently to live and work in a…
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Educating for Sanity: Information Warfare
Since the history of warfare began, military’s have sought to gain advantage over their opponents. This has been done through both physical and psychological attack. With the advent of the internet, opportunities for attack are infinite. Physically attacks (known as cyberattacks) can cripple a business or industry. But information wars are designed to destroy the…
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Educating for Sanity: Executive Order
The last few weeks have seen a flurry of executive orders. As the national debate rages about the appropriateness of the orders, it is important to understand what an executive order is and its limitations. Executive orders are directives issued by the President to manage the federal government in its enforcement of laws. They derive…
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Education for Sanity: What is DEI?
You can’t turn on the news lately without someone saying DEI. Unfortunately, it is often used without context or even completely out of context. This leaves both those who have had a lot of training and experience in the field as well as those who haven’t had any scratching their heads in confusion. Let’s unpack…
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Educating for Sanity: Epistemology
Ever wonder how two people can look at the same issue, the same facts (transcript, video tape, testimony, etc.) or have the same exact experience and come away with completely different views about what happened? For centuries, humans have been wrestling with the question, “how can we really know anything.” As a freshman college student…
Prisoner of Hopes: a blog about Hopeful Living and Finding Adventure in the Everyday Things of Life
Prisoner of Hopes 