????????… When We Are Willing to Talk 20 Oct 2019 In the US a new farm bill comes along every five years or so and I am yet to witness a national dialogue or debate on it. The bill does…
????????… Little “d” democrats 15 Sep 2019 In the distant past there were democrats. There were democrats in the recent past. There are still some democrats right now. A democrat may be thought of as one who …
???????? Trinidad & Tobago 1 Jul 2019 When you are here you seem far from Venezuela and Nicolas Maduro, but you are really pretty close. Trinidad is a large island, 845 sq mi, about seven miles from…
???????? A Republican Emperor 27 Jun 2019 Napoleon, a leading republican of Europe, was willing to become Emperor of France. Republican France welcomed Napoleon as Emperor. There may be a lesson or two to be learned from…
???????? Dialogue Practice 19 Jun 2019 Mostly about what dialogue practice is, and a bit about what it is not. Our Dialogue practice is not: a place to make a particular point prevail. a debate or…
???????? Remedial Chemistry 7 Jun 20197 Jun 2019 Sorry, I got interested in some citizens blogs dealing with chemistry which got me to thinking about chemistry. A say "sorry" because I know that for many, chemistry is not…
???????? Coherence in the Vastness of Misunderstanding 6 Jun 20196 Jun 2019 Our dialogue practice is designed to create areas of coherence in the vastness of misunderstanding. Most ordinary talk in our society may be called incoherent. Often a major benefit of…
???????? Intro. to Silk Road 101 3 Jun 2019 I plan to write more about "the Silk Road" in the future. I have written about it before on another blog. I may have called it the Iranian Horsemen Road…
???????? We Have Had A Lot Of Them! 30 May 2019 We, citizens of the USA, had no wars from 1935 to 1940. 1897 was also a year with no major war. I know of no other year that the US…
???????? Fireplug? 29 May 201929 May 2019 You may know a fireplug as that which is sometimes found at the corner of a city street and which is often painted red. A dog may urinate there. A…
