| George Lakoff: Systemic Causation and Syria: Obama's Framing Problem The daily horrors in Syria are direct: shootings, bombings, gassings. To President Obama, "Syria" is not primarily about direct causation. It is about systemic causation as it affects the world as a whole. Albert Brooks: Barack Obama's Answer to Putin's Op-Ed Mr. Putin, it's one thing to put down exceptionalism, but before you do that, you at least have to produce one Broadway show, or make one commercial airliner, or invent one type of salad. | |
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| Beth Griffiths: Why Are You Questioning My Need for a Wheelchair? There are many reasons why a person uses a wheelchair, but the biggest thing to remember is this: if you do not know the person then why they use a wheelchair is none of your business. Kirk Douglas: Reflections on the Day of Atonement There can never be forgiveness if we do not first admit our mistakes. Racism is a sin for which we have never atoned. It is a grave injustice that must be addressed before we can ever truly move forward as a nation. Apologies are not excuses, but they are a good start on the road to repentance. | | |
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