Be vigilant. If you see something, say something. The clarion call for heightened alertness relates to terrorism, although another threat also necessitates our constant attention. Propaganda has the potential to invade our collective psyche and cause harm. Propaganda at best…
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Warning: A communicable disease is infecting the English language and obscuring our thinking. Described alternately as initialisms or acronyms or simply abbreviations, the rampant overuse of this mumble jumble -- letters masquerading as words -- has reached critical mass. Barely…
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For the time being, it might be best to retire “progressive” from the aging services profession. The word’s use has outlived its welcome. It’s a good word, for sure, but its integrity has been compromised by overuse, mostly of the…
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Renowned philosopher and visionary R. Buckminster Fuller started his classic Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth with this analogy: “I am enthusiastic over humanity’s extraordinary and sometimes very timely ingenuities. If you are in a shipwreck and all the boats are…
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