Thinking Citizen Blog — Sunday is Political Process, Campaign Strategy, and Candidate Selection Day Today’s Topic: Governor Ron DeSantis (R — Fla): Could He Replace Trump? If not Trump, who? Apparently, the second most popular Republican nationwide is Ron DeSantis. So I decided to learn some more about him. First…

Liberal Arts Blog — Sunday is the Joy of Humor, Food, Travel, Practical Life Tips, and Miscellaneous Day Today’s Topic: Italy (Part X) Padua (Padova) — the Scrovegni Chapel (Giotto), the University, The Botanical Garden, and Much More Don’t miss Padua. Giotto’s series of frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel is…

Thinking Citizen Blog — Saturday is Justice, Freedom, Law, and Values Day Today’s Topic: A Visual Alarm Bell — The Fence Around the Supreme Court For the first time in over 200 years, a fence has been erected around the Supreme Court to protect the justices from physical harm. The…

Liberal Arts Blog — Saturday is the Joy of Sports, Dance, Fitness, and All Things Physical Day Today’s Topic: Carlos Alcaraz, 19: the Next Nadal? the Next Chang? Neither? After beating both Nadal and Djokovic on the way to winning the Madrid in May, Carlos Alcaraz is now considered by…

Thinking Citizen Blog — Friday is Education and Education Policy Day Today’s Topic — What Is Worth Dying for? What Is Worth Killing for? Who Says? By What Logic? Is there anything more important to think about? If so, is there anything more important to teach than how to think…

Liberal Arts Blog — Friday is the Joy of Art, Architecture, Design, Film, and All Things Visual Day Today’s Topic: The Sistine Chapel (Part II): the Eastern Wall: Moses (da Lecce) and Jesus (van den Broeck) So what is on the Eastern Wall of the Sistine Chapel opposite to Michelangelo’s…

Thinking Citizen Blog — Thursday is Health, Health Care, and Global Health Policy Day Today’s Topic: FDA Could Ban Menthol Cigarettes — Why? So What? When? Until this week I had no idea that 85% of Black smokers use menthol cigarettes compared to 29% of white smokers! Apparently, menthol makes…

Liberal Arts Blog — Thursday is the Joy of Music Day Today’s Topic: The Most Beloved Ukrainian Song “Oi u Luzi Chervona Kalyna” (The Red Viburnum in the Meadow) Every year I try to add three new songs to my repertoire of “Songs, Prayers, and Poems: 39 Keys to the…

Thinking Citizen Blog — Wednesday is Climate Change, the Environment, and Sustainability Day Today’s Topic: Avian Apocalypse: Purple Martins Invade Nashville No doubt, Alfred Hitchcock is snickering in his grave. An op-ed piece in the New York Times has termed the invasion “a miracle, a disaster, and a conundrum.” We’re…