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The Danger of Knowledge

Some years ago, as an intellectual exercise, some friends and I were talking about what we thought was the single biggest advance in human history.

Fame does not equal intelligence

In these troubled times, it is useful to examine, once again, the nature of actors (male or otherwise) who undertake to comment and expound on government, politics, elected officials, and our civic life generally. Those actors who seem to get the most attention and platforms (soapboxes) from the media these days are usually those who …

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America Needs to Use Wisdom to Arrive at Sound Judgments

America Needs to Use Wisdom to Arrive at Sound Judgments

Recent history is full of events showing society has lost respect for wisdom. In comparison with knowledge, wisdom is now undervalued or has no value at all. The reason knowledge has leaped to the fore is the extraordinary rate of advancement in technology, medicine and other areas of science.