9 hours agoThinking Citizen Blog — The Exorbitant Cost of Medical Miracles — What Should Governments Do?Thinking Citizen Blog — Thursday is Health, Health Care, and Global Health Policy Day Today’s Topic — The Exorbitant Cost of Medical Miracles — What Should Governments Do? The headline in the print edition of the New York Times grabbed me: “Nations Face Crushing Cost of Medical Miracles.” (NYT) The…Thinking Citizen Blog4 min readThinking Citizen Blog4 min read
9 hours agoLiberal Arts Blog — “Do You Hear What I Hear?” A Most Unusual Xmas StoryLiberal Arts Blog — Thursday is the Joy of Music Day Today’s Post: “Do You Hear What I Hear?” A Most Unusual Xmas Story This carol was written as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. I was nine years old at the time and…Liberal Arts Blog4 min readLiberal Arts Blog4 min read
1 day agoThinking Citizen Blog — Gas Stoves — Will They Be Banned? Should They Be Banned? Why? Why Not?Thinking Citizen Blog — Wednesday is Climate Change, the Environment, and Sustainability Day Today’s Topic: Gas Stoves — Will They Be Banned? Should They Be Banned? Why? Why Not? How much of a threat to public health is posed by the gas stove? Does this threat warrant a ban? What…Thinking Citizen Blog4 min readThinking Citizen Blog4 min read
1 day agoLiberal Arts Blog — Newtons, Joules, and Watts — What They Share, How They Differ, How They RelateLiberal Arts Blog — Wednesday is the Joy of Science, Engineering, and Technology Day Today’s Topic — Newtons, Joules, and Watts — What They Share, How They Differ, How They Relate Newtons, Joules, and Watts are all combinations of the three most basic of SI base units — the kilogram…Liberal Arts Blog4 min readLiberal Arts Blog4 min read
2 days agoThinking Citizen Blog — $31 trillion in Debt and Rising: Why? Who Cares? So What? How Much Is Too Much?Thinking Citizen Blog — Tuesday is Economics, Finance, and Business Day Today’s Topic: $31 trillion in Debt and Rising: Why? Who Cares? So What? How Much Is Too Much? Have you ever thought about the rising federal debt? Have you ever looked at it closely? Have you ever cared? Or…Thinking Citizen Blog4 min readThinking Citizen Blog4 min read
2 days agoLiberal Arts Blog — Vaclav Havel (1936–2011) — Czech Author, Dissident, President (1989–2003)Liberal Arts Blog — Tuesday is the Joy of Literature, Language, Religion, and Culture Day Today’s Topic: Vaclav Havel (1936–2011) — Czech Author, Dissident, President (1989–2003) Vaclav Havel is one of the great statesman-writers of the last century. A prisoner in his own country who was not allowed to see…Liberal Arts Blog4 min readLiberal Arts Blog4 min read
3 days agoLiberal Arts Blog — The “Seven Defining Constants” — Seven Little Miracles — A Hidden MetaphorLiberal Arts Blog — Monday is the Joy of Math, Statistics, Shapes, and Numbers Day Today’s Topic: The “Seven Defining Constants” — Seven Little Miracles — A Hidden Metaphor Humans yearn for stability and predictability in life. Isn’t it wonderful, and supremely comforting that there are “seven defining constants”? I’m…Liberal Arts Blog4 min readLiberal Arts Blog4 min read
3 days agoThinking Citizen Blog — Ukraine: Re-taking Crimea, Bombing Russia, Sending M1 Tanks, IsraelThinking Citizen Blog — Monday is Foreign Policy Day Today’s Topic: Ukraine: Re-taking Crimea, Bombing Russia, Sending M1 Tanks, Israel Could Ukraine re-take Crimea? Should the Western powers give Ukraine the green light to bomb Russia? Why is the US withholding our best tanks? Why is Israel so non-committal? What…Thinking Citizen Blog4 min readThinking Citizen Blog4 min read
4 days agoThinking Citizen Blog — Classified Documents (Trump and Biden): Big Deal? Little Deal?Thinking Citizen Blog — Sunday is Political Process, Campaign Strategy, and Candidate Selection Day Today’s Topic: Classified Documents (Trump and Biden): Big Deal? Little Deal? Is holding on to classified documents a legitimate reason to criminally prosecute a former President? how about a current President? Are the Trump and Biden…Thinking Citizen Blog4 min readThinking Citizen Blog4 min read
4 days agoLiberal Arts Blog — Richmond, Virginia — From Thomas Jefferson to Jefferson Davis to Levar StoneyLiberal Arts Blog — Sunday is the Joy of Humor, Food, Travel, Practical Life Tips, and Random Stuff Day Today’s Topic: Richmond, Virginia — From Thomas Jefferson to Jefferson Davis to Levar Stoney Last week, Alaska, the last frontier. Today, a city that I am embarrassed to say that I…Liberal Arts Blog4 min readLiberal Arts Blog4 min read
