Articles and resources to promote thought and reflection
Wisdom from Charlie Chaplin that is still applicable today. Sir Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin, KBE (16 April 1889 — 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work in the United States …
Image Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/BRvXRvVlOpj/ Half of world’s wealth now in hands of 1% of population About 3.4 billion people – just over 70% of the global adult population – have wealth of less than $10,000. The 85 richest people in the …
Where Are You in the Stratification of World Economics and Wealth? Read more »
Does she live up to her name CONway? What ethics or honesty are being used in diversion, misdirection, and failure to directly address questions? How is endorsement of Ivanka Trump in any related to Conway’s service to the citizens of …
“You’re special! You are one in 1:400,000,000,000” What do you respond or hear as a response to the question “How are you”? 1/3 of Americans feel dissatisfied with there lives (that’s 100 Million), yet they give the same response when …
An Anthem Against Silence: Amanda Palmer Reads Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s Piercing and Prescient 1914 Protest Poem The Cost of Silence. “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to stand by and do nothing.” – 18th …
Today’s consumers are screenaholics and are checking their smartphones 1 billion times a day. More than a year ago, said Deloitte & Touche. See “Consumers check smartphones more than 9 billion times a day and enable new businesses“ …
Which neighbor are you? The original meaning of neighbor was “associate” (Hebrew, rea). In Leviticus 19:18, the term clearly referred to a fellow Hebrew: “Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your …
“The recipe for populism is universal. Find a wound common to many, find someone to blame for it, and make up a good story to tell. Mix it all together. Tell the wounded you know how they feel. That you …
Is there a danger in Populism? (Don’t make the same mistakes we did.) Read more »
In most Western countries, the people with wealth and power tend to assume that they are the majority. However, is that really the case? The answer is a resounding NO! According the statistics summarized in “The World as 100 People …
We have not even approached the date of President Trump’s first “State of the Union” address, and many are questioning the “State of his mental health”. In fact there were voices of concern long before he was elected. Johns …
