We are being trained. We begin to think and fear in accordance with the rules set by some power outside of our control.
Heavy Reader: 1968 Investigation into the massacre at My Lai revealed the warped perceptions that enable soldiers to kill.
Heavy Reader: 1960 With the lunch counter sit-in, ordinary citizens ignited the spirit of change nationwide.
Rope-a-dope I feel worked over — not knowing if I can keep up the pace of the caffeine infused all-night drift through a world-wide cataloging of every failure of imagination.
Heavy Reader: 1954 His words were stunning: “All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; among those are Life, Liberty and pursuit of Happiness…” Ho Chi Minh was reciting the Declaration of Independence.
Between harmony and chaos From this unique place in human history, it's time to decide what direction we will take
Heavy Reader: 1948 The scientist in me wants to find logical explanations for why people kill each other and do not simply share and care for one another ...