Category Archives: Politics

We Weren’t Dealing Well with Climate Emergency, Now Ukraine Emergency Makes It Worse

Posted on November 9, 2021 by philosophical Ron

(Original post, dealing with climate emergency, was greatly revised to cover Ukraine invasion and re-published Feb. 28, 2022.) The climate emergency has the potential to destroy all our comforts and conveniences, and possibly our lives – and we aren’t dealing … Continue reading →

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Trump: The Suicide of Civilization?

Posted on January 19, 2017 by philosophical Ron

The election of Donald J. Trump to the American Presidency in 2016 represents a stunning victory of ignorance over intelligence, a triumph of fraudulent salesmanship over honest customer service. To the extent that Trump succeeds in boosting irreversible climate change … Continue reading →

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The Foundations of Morality, And Where Plato Went Wrong

Posted on April 28, 2014 by philosophical Ron

Author’s note: Readers not familiar with my work might wish to start with this article, the summary of my next book, which explains the basics of my thoughts on human beings and social sciences.  Get yourself a snack and a … Continue reading →

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No, Public Managers Shouldn’t Get Business Manager Salaries

Posted on April 18, 2013 by philosophical Ron

Author’s note: This article is a result of my recent foray into local activism, investigating the situation of my dysfunctional local agency that provides water to myself and thousands of my neighbors. The results of that investigation are a bit … Continue reading →

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Why Opinion Polls Aren’t As Scientific As Claimed

Posted on October 16, 2010 by philosophical Ron

There is a fundamental misrepresentation, a basic exaggeration, being perpetrated by companies doing telephone opinion polling, which makes their claims of “accuracy” false …the whole problem is they just can’t get a truly random sample by telephone. Continue reading →

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