May 30th, 2008 at 11:46am |
Why do celebrities have a spiteful habit of threatening to leave the U.S. if THEIR political candidate doesn’t win an election? This happens all too regularly… and, of course, they never follow through. But they certainly want you to listen to THEM because, God knows, they have more intelligence and greater depth of thought about […]
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May 9th, 2008 at 12:09pm |
Regularly, we hear some leader of a foreign country or organization declaring the U.S. government to be a failure because it allows some of its citizens to “go hungry” while “the rich live extravagantly”. Just as often, we hear the same thing from our own citizens: candidates during elections blaming the opposition for […]
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May 4th, 2008 at 9:05am |
We all know that advertisers want to manipulate us into buying their products. It’s easy to get pulled into their grasp.
The good ones are usually subtle, they attract you with some humor, convey their message, and… the next thing you know… you’re actively thinking about buying the product or actually reaching for your wallet […]
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April 29th, 2008 at 6:46am |
Individuals used to have many reliable resources available to help them learn what’s going on in their country and, if necessary, when their involvement was especially needful. The major TV networks were reasonably objective in their presentation of the news and typically ended their broadcasts with an editorial statement (and appropriately identified it […]
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April 10th, 2008 at 8:57am |
In the youth culture, you hear a lot about “respect”. As always, though, it is wiser to judge not words… but actions. So, what is the actual status of RESPECT in the younger generation?
Look at an obvious area: music. While there are many talented young artists who give us some beautiful […]
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April 4th, 2008 at 9:18am |
It’s long been known that, in the media, “bad news is good news”, and it’s even more true in the highly connected, instant news environment that exists today. We can watch low-speed car chases in California, houses burning down in Oregon, and dog rescues on ice ponds in Minnesota… in living color AS IT […]
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