It may seem presumptuous, if not contradictory to say on a website touting itself as “an atypical perspective”, that some things in this world demand nothing more than a straightforward view from the perspective of common sense.… Read the rest
I’d like nothing better than for the answer to the headline on this blog to turn out to be a resounding “no”. But nothing in the cast of leading characters, attendees and past history gives reason to believe the climate summit known as COP28 will, to mangle a Rolling Stones lyric, get us anything like what we want, let alone come close to what we need.… Read the rest
Most efforts to treat the world’s myriad ills have fallen short of intentions, never mind expectations. To give them a booster shot, I suggest looking to Shakespeare; specifically, Juliet’s famous lament ‘What’s in a name…”
Think “Monkey Pox”.… Read the rest
The Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes pronounces that “…there is nothing new under the sun.” Thankfully, however, there are idioms and aphorisms to provide new prisms through which to view today’s versions of conundrum and folly. Herewith a few.… Read the rest