The Vertical Farming Bubble is Finally Popping
Adele Peters at Fast Company
Eric Scheske
The Plague of Thoughtlessness
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[https://www.pexels.com/photo/people-at-concert-1105666/]Sometimes modern
perplexities call for ancient wisdom. Today, St. Thomas Aquinas’ warning about
the vice of “thoughtlessness” may shine a light on contemporary discourse—if
trite prattle even qualifies as discourse. More to
Hope in Human Nature Springs Eternal
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In our school parents’ WhatsApp group last month, a petition was making the
rounds to do away with masking our children. Some of the supporters were parents
who,
Spiraling Violence in Chicago: Causes and Solutions
There’s violent crime aplenty in Chicago. But punishment? Not so much.
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[https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-buildings-1823681/]Murders nationwide in
2020 rose a stunning 29.4 percent over the previous year, the largest annual
increase since the FBI began
Therese Lisieux's Little Way is Exquisitely Post-Modernist
Another postmodernist existentialist revolt against the left hemisphere and its suffocating emphasis on essence
Neo-Prohibitionists Now to Turn to Science
The Anti-Neo-ProhibitionistsActually, I don't believe my own title, but the
entire flip-floppy nature of scientific research regarding the effects of
alcohol should discredit science in general. One study says a little alcohol
helps; another says it hurts. One says small amounts help the heart; others
Don’t Crowd Me?
A few years ago, I went to the local high school’s first home football game, which, like most home openers, was well-attended.
Afterward, I was exhausted. I mean, absolutely exhausted, like I had lead around my shoulders. I’d had a hard week at work, but the level
Mystics and Zen Masters, by Thomas Merton
A Micro-Review/Essay
Many Predicted NATO Expansion Would Lead to War
I'm not a huge fan of the Cato Institute, but this is a good piece:
Russia's military offensive against Ukraine is an act of aggression that will make already worrisome tensions between Nato and Moscow even more dangerous. The west’s new cold war with Russia
Why soil is a surprisingly noisy place
The first time that Marcus Maeder stuck a noise sensor into the ground, it was on a whim. A sound artist and acoustic ecologist, he was sitting in a mountain meadow and pushed a special microphone he'd built into the soil. "I was just curious," says