Today I was at the Martin Luther King Demonstration at Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest war profiteer and nuclear weapons manufacturer. I was attempting to read King’s Riverside Church speech to employees and police in their driveway. — but as pictures show, only got partway. Here is a sample of what they don’t want to hear at Lockheed Martin: “I knew that I could never again (more…)
January 10, 2015
April 5, 2014
Ethics of War conference at Villanova (and Paul speaks out)
The United States Military Academy at West Point and Villanova University jointly sponsored this two-day Ethics of War conference. The largest group in attendance were West Point cadets.
There were a number of presentations, followed by Q&As. After one presentation in which a cadet said that she had freely given up her autonomous rights when she promised to serve the military in an instrumental capacity, I questioned whether a promise to serve means that you can never change your mind, even if you gain new insights. I noted that military personnel can apply for conscientious objector status, even though (more…)
January 11, 2014
Profits before poison – 300,000 Americans suddenly without safe drinking water.
“Authorities struggled to determine how much danger the little-known chemical, MCHM, or 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, posed. ‘The only appropriate use for this water is toilet flushing.'” (New York Times)
November 30, 2013
Big Brother on wheels — watching you but ultimately protecting whom/what?
Coming Soon (?) — Big Brother may have watchmen on patrol on your street and my street, as well as your workplace and other destinations, his ever-watching eyes keeping you (or maybe just Big Brother) safe. (more…)
November 29, 2013
Take Testosterone Drugs — be the Manly Man at any age. No thank you, BigPharma
My Comment on this NYTimes article: Big-pharma marketing is both a health calamity and a financial calamity. Disease-mongering at its worst. But what can you expect as long as folks take the lazy-way out and tolerate government by corporate America? (more…)
November 14, 2013
I confess! I did it! I studied polygraphs and taught others about it in General Psychology.
1) Use of polygraphs was outlawed by our government a few decades ago because of the high error rate, particularly false positives that identified innocent people as likely liars. Significantly, after declaring this, government made an exception for government itself. (more…)
November 11, 2013
Big Brother is watching you
“If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.” I don’t hide and will speak outright. When the rich and powerful (more…)
October 19, 2013
Princeton Graduate School Alumni Conference — and Paul makes some waves
I wore my “Peace” vest today and it garnered some attention not just for the buttons I wore on the front but particularly for the large OccupyPhilly flag sewn on the back. A few well-honed activists (more…)
September 13, 2013
Reform (gradualism) or Revolution (peaceful, is my goal)
My post in response to Krugman’s NYTimes article:
You suggest “smaller steps” for now.
Well, perhaps anything is better than nothing. Or perhaps not, if just “anything” is offered as the way to a solution. I have reached the conclusion that I would support a peaceful uprising to replace (more…)
August 17, 2013
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) as a tool for capitalist values and totalitariansm
The success of capitalist totalitarianism (oligarchy) in America would require the elimination of any significant independent higher education, and MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) could provide a means to accomplish this goal. (more…)