Thinking Citizen Blog — Tuesday is Economics, Finance, and Business Day Today’s Topic: Henry Ford (1863–1947) — A Lone Wolf, A Rebel, A Flawed Hero What did Henry Ford do worth remembering? He turned a luxury good into a necessity. He did this from humble origins, surmounting countless obstacles. He…

Thinking Citizen Blog — Monday is Foreign Policy Day Today’s Topic: Brazil: Property Rights and Unused Land Perhaps the largest social movement in Latin America is Brazil’s “Landless Workers Movement” (MST or Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Terra). Estimates of membership range from one to two million and the movement is…

Liberal Arts Blog — Monday is the Joy of Math, Statistics, Shapes, and Numbers Day Today’s Topic: The Math of Chickens — The Egg Cycle, Global Population, Breeding, Slaughter Have you ever had a pet chicken? Did you get the chicken for the eggs, or the entertainment, the companionship? There…

Thinking Citizen Blog — Wednesday is Climate Change, the Environment, and Sustainability Day Today’s Topic: The Other Side of Plastic — the Miracle of It Last week, the dark side of plastic. This week the bright side. “Plastics made possible the development of computer, cell phones, and most of the…

Liberal Arts Blog — Wednesday is the Joy of Science, Engineering, and Technology Day Today’s Topic — The Orion of Tesla, ChatGPT, Sal Khan, Safety What are the one, three, seven most important things to know about Nikolai Tesla? Are all opinions on the subject created equal? Which one, three…

Thinking Citizen Blog — Tuesday is Economics, Finance, and Business Day Today’s Topic: The Miracle of Glass Making —The Story of Two Machines That Changed The World Last week the story of Nike, Phil Knight, Michael Jordan, and Deloris Jordan. Today, the story of two machines that led to two…

Liberal Arts Blog — Tuesday is the Joy of Literature, Language, Religion, and Culture Day Today’s Topic: Shavuot (“Weeks”) — The Ramadan of Judaism Every day I am astounded by how little I know. Every day another gaping lacuna. Yesterday it was Shavuot, one of the “three pilgrimage festivals” of…

Liberal Arts Blog — Sunday is the Joy of Humor, Food, Travel, Practical Life Tips, and Random Stuff Day Today’s Topic: Dayton Ohio — The Wright Brothers, the Air Force Museum, Paul Dunbar Flight never ceases to inspire awe. Especially flight of massive airplanes. Have you ever visited Dayton and…

Thinking Citizen Blog — Sunday is Political Process, Campaign Strategy, and Candidate Selection Day Today’s Topic: Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969): “Humanity Hanging On A Cross Of Iron” Dwight D. Eisenhower is known for being a general and a president. He is known for what he did, not for what he…