Category Archives: Politics

The Paris Climate Accord and Reasoned Debate

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 3rd June 2017

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Educational Thought of the Day

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 31st January 2016

Tweet Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder. A Study of History – Arnold J. Toynbee (1889-1975)


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John Peter Zenger Rots in Hell

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 1st November 2015

Tweet The great great great great,etc, grand nephew of Vincenzo Maculani, Vincenzo Maculani XVI, Girolamo Savonarola professor of climate science at George Wallace University appeared before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology yesterday. He explained to the committee why the RICO statutes should be used to prosecute those who argue against the settled science of…


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Opera and Politics Seminar

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 13th September 2014

Tweet Co-sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Western Civilization at Texas Tech University and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Texas Tech University Dates: 10/6 & 10/13/2014 Day: Mondays, 5:30-7pm $30 for OLLIs Location: Garden & Arts Center at 44th St & University Ave Great art forms can speak profoundly to perennial issues…


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Asking the Right Questions

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 29th January 2014

Tweet Politicians manipulate the facts to suit their political needs. It is the job of the press to sort competing claims to the truth and thus inform the public. Alas, they do a lousy job. This poor performance, bias aside, is largely due to their inability to ask the right questions and their poor analytical…


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Dr Ben Carson’s Speech at the National Prayer Breakast

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 12th February 2013
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Tweet Benjamin Carson is the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. On February 7 he spoke to the National Prayer Breakfast with the President and the First Lady in attendance. The affair displays the usual insensitivity to non-Christian faiths typical of such events which stems from inadvertence not malice.  Carson’s speech is in his own words not politically correct;…


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Post Conventions Take-Away Message

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 8th September 2012

Tweet Now that the quadrennial political rituals have been observed and and something serious like the NFL has superseded them  consider the following observation: Each party alleges, and its enthusiasts agree, that it has never done anything wrong, and that its opponent has never done anything right. Any failures, catastrophes, or absurdities during its tenure are blamed on late-appearing…


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Instead of an Election Lets Have a Lottery

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 23rd August 2012

Tweet A new survey finds that two-thirds of Americans can’t name a single Supreme Court justice. This lack of awareness was why Churchill was so down on democracy: The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have…


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Body – The Universal Language

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 7th March 2012

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History Minus 101

Written by Neil Kurtzman | 20th September 2011

Tweet The following is attributed by CBS News to Senator Lamar Alexander (R Tenn): In talking about consensus building, Alexander described himself as a “very Republican Republican,” but he said senators do their jobs with excessive civility. He rejected the notion that Congress is overly divisive and cited more egregious examples from U.S. history — Vice…


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