Note: Idealism in an Era of Consequences
Attempting to maintain a frame of optimistic idealism seems rather heroic in this age of absolute consequences. It is not that the idea of contemplating utopia serves only as denialism is new. That has always been the case. But with stability comes the real work of getting there though continued scholarship. It is not just …
Memo: Tom Stoppard meets Star Trek (cross posted)
I had an idea for movie that is Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (play: 1966, film: 1990), which was written by Tom Stoppard and is a play that was made into a movie and is a behind-the-scenes of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, meets Star Trek, specifically focused on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, “A Matter …
The importance of a singular leader (cross posting)
This is not a popular opinion, but I have come to believe that social movements do not ultimately bring systematic change. Not be a contrarian, but I think it takes the right individual that sparks the final measure that brings about real, fundamental change. Let me give some examples. Martin Luther King, Jr. I know …
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