Our civilization has ignored the causes of mental health issues for too long.…
Three Places I Break From Liberals
I am, by most measures, a progressive—or a liberal—depending on who’s…
In Search of True Female Equality
The struggle for female equality suffers from a fundamental problem: it quibbles…
Do Women Make Better Leaders?
I think women may turn out to be better leaders than men. I’ve been reading…
It’s Time for a Free Press National Holiday
We have holidays for all manner of things. Staplers, kittens, dead presidents—whatever.…
Our Founding Fathers Didn’t Go to Trade School
Like Reagan, the GOP is increasingly going after liberal education as superfluous…
Life Through the Lens of Evolutionary Psychology
There are many lenses with which to look at the world—many ways to explain…
The Reason Many Men Are Attracted to Unintelligent Women
When I see a social force I tend to wonder what the cause is. One such force is…
Are More Women in STEM in Gender-equal Countries?
I had a thought about gender equality in tech this morning. It’s my understanding…
My Current View on Prostitution
I just read an article about how Sweden has all but eliminated prostitution within…
Producers vs. Nurturers
It may be that the most fundamental distinction in how humans spend their life…
Mixing Profit and Kindness
Perhaps one of the most fundamental conflicts in society is the mixture of profit…
American Doctors Upset They’re No Longer Rockstars
In recent years I’ve seen both many physicians complaining that their jobs…
The Poisonous Underside of the Sharing Economy
It’s easy to celebrate the new (sharing, or peer) economy that’s emerging…
Humans Leave Earth as Computers
I think humans will leave earth as computers. What does that mean? People have…
The Perfect Analogy For Women Constantly Being Hit On
From Reddit: Take a moment and imagine that you and a bunch of your friends are…
The Open Source (Political) Revolution
Open source everything, in this context, offers us the chance to build on what…
Corporations Control Our Free Time
I’ve only been back at work for a few days, but already I’m noticing that…
CNN Using Tabloid Tactics
Wow. Yeah, talking about what can give you cancer should get someone to click…
The Rise of the Servant Class
I think we’re about to see the creation of a servant class in the United…
How the U.S. Military Manufactures Consent Using Movies
Have you noticed the number of movies over the last five years that are overwhelmingly…
Minorities Aren’t Reading
The reading scores among 17-year-olds, however, remained relatively unchanged…
Measuring the Quality of a Culture
I think a lot about the various influences that interact to create the future…
Anatomy of the Corporate Soldier
I’ve been frustrated lately with our education system. It’s not a…
The Asshole and the Mediocre
It struck me recently that those who accomplished the most throughout history…
The Post-work Epoch
I am fascinated by how the ways we think about things change over time. Big things.…
An Introduction to Basic Income
If you’ve not heard of the concept of Basic Income, you should get familiar.…
Why I’m Angry With China
This will be a rant. I’ll clean it up later if I want to turn it into an…
A Dualist Theory of Gender and Equality
I was driving home today on the 101 and was struck by a thought. What if we were…
Why We Have Abysmal Broadband in the U.S.
What bothers me about the U.S. broadband situation isn’t how bad it is,…
The Poor Have More Meaning in Their Lives
Waiting for Meaning, by Marlene Dumas While residents of wealthy nations tend…
Controlling the Slide of Hacker News
There’s a natural cycle to niche blogs that make it big. They start out…
5 Reasons to Expect Many More Public Shootings
There are five interconnected reasons that you should expect the number of public…
The Dating Power Flip at Age 30
Talking to many women like her, it’s intriguing how many look back on past…
Work and Meaning
I go to war that my son may be a politician, that his son may be a merchant, that…
A One Minute Summary of Obamacare
Most people are either for or against Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) without…
I Just Saw a 90 Minute Navy Commercial Starring Tom Hanks
I thought Tom Hanks was doing pretty well with the movie career, but evidently…
Skills of the Future
I enjoy thinking about what the future will require from humans in terms of skills.…
Step Zero in the Evolution of Humanity
I strongly believe that the maturity of humans starts with understanding three…
The School Problem is a Parenting Problem
On a major project, that was something like 5-10% of their grade, they could get…
The Irony of Opposing Government Programs
Many are vehemently opposed to government social programs, with supposedly good…
Wuffie and Wireless Power
In Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, Cory Doctorow wrote about the concept of…
Future Trends
Here are some predictions that I think may be useful as seeding for thought on…
A Simple Answer to the Question of Whether Guns Make Us More or Less Safe
As expected, gun advocates believe guns make us more safe, and those against guns…
The Connection Between Superman, The Matrix, and Jesus
I’m fairly stupid for Superman. Always have been. And when Matrix came out…
Why It’s Dangerous To Call Whistleblowers Heroes
Exposing blatant criminal activity is generally a good thing. This is especially…
Predictions and Inevitabilities
This will be in a highly unedited format. Please pardon the writing. Paid to Be…
Big Oil and Science Fiction
There’s a concept in good science fiction whereby viewers are asked to accept…
American Poverty
I read a nearly unbelievable statistic today: Average income for the bottom 75%…
On Hugs vs. Handshakes for Female Work Associates
When I run into a male acquaintance, I know exactly how to greet him: shake his…