Category Archives: Psychology

The Universalization of Uncertainty

Posted on December 13, 2023 by philosophical Ron

This post probably won’t make a lot of people happy.  The news from our world, and from its human populations, seems to be generally bad, and seems likely to be worse in the future.  I am hoping, however, by helping … Continue reading →

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To Help Your Climate Anxiety, Just Follow Paul

Posted on October 4, 2023 by philosophical Ron

The Climate Emergency is here.  Our wonderful capitalist civilization of convenient consumption has pushed too much pollution into our common atmosphere, and our earthly and watery environments are suffering as well.   All around the world,  smart and well-informed people are … Continue reading →

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National Sales Tax? Let’s Have the Plutocratic Sales Tax

Posted on February 5, 2023 by philosophical Ron

We have a severe problem of economic inequality, both here in America and also across the globe as a whole.  There is a very small class of plutocrats, extremely wealthy individuals, and the decision-makers in the largest corporations, who have … Continue reading →

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Syria As a Mirror to the World

Posted on September 8, 2013 by philosophical Ron

The Syrian nation-state is riven by civil war (exacerbated by external forces), and seems in serious danger of collapse into a state of anarchy so great, that little or nothing of the lives of its inhabitants can saved from destruction, … Continue reading →

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