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It's Tough to be for Everyone The need to balance opposing ideals remains difficult to satisfy, and rising above opposition is even harder. But this is the challenge people of today must grapple with, if we are to stop fighting each other long enough to deal with the problems of the world. Our top leaders face a greater challenge still, if they accept the mandate to be for everyone in their care. But this is their job! .

(3 comments) SHARE        Sunday, January 2, 2022
Two Legs to Walk, Two Wings to Fly It is not enough to choose sides, because we need to pick up both sides of the coin to use it. We must learn to choose both sides in important arguments, to consider and thereby serve the needs of all, to assure mankind's survival. All of humanity is at risk, unless we balance opposing forces within society and bridge the gap with more understanding of the opposition's view. This requires compassion as well as determination

(1 comments) SHARE        Friday, December 24, 2021
Two Great Civilizing Forces The forces civilizing human beings remain the same since the dawn of time. The secret to being civilized, both for individuals and culture, is to achieve a balance of views that appear to be opposing but contain seeds of the same concerns in a synthesis or pediment of virtue, which incorporates the best of both worldviews. Reconciling opposing views, by seeing the value in each viewpoint, is essential to creating the good.

(6 comments) SHARE        Sunday, November 21, 2021
Why Bill Shatner had to go to Space When William Shatner rode into space on a Blue Origin rocket, there was a fair amount of complaining from folks who thought the resources could have been used to help heal planet Earth instead. Such complaints embody wishful thinking, however, because they seek to curtail progress that could save us from the worst effects of climate change and offer alternatives to the older technologies that have put us so much at risk.

(8 comments) SHARE        Saturday, September 7, 2019
Cornered Animals Society's attempts to put people in a corner have created a toxic atmosphere in America today. We must learn to balance opposing qualities, and thus be virtuous, rather than being forced to choose between half-answers that don't work.

(21 comments) SHARE        Wednesday, August 28, 2019
We must change how we talk about Climate issues to create the climate for a Green New Deal The appeal for a Green New Deal in America is timely, because we face dangers created by climate change in increasing measure, but the rhetoric politicians use in framing Climate issues is divisive. To have a hope of dealing with the many complex problems arising from changing climates, we must strive to make appeals and solutions as inclusive as possible, because failing to do so will hurt everyone.

(2 comments) SHARE        Friday, January 9, 2015
Managing Progress Intelligently and Playfully The Progressive movement was an outgrowth of efforts to better manage progress, in order to foster the common good. Today as then, the dominance of big business concerns driving material progress must be tempered by intelligent ideals. This is the only way progress can be made sustainable.