Our Life is Filled with Dissonance and Resolution

Cognitive dissonance is created when you are faced with information that contradicts what you believe (or think you know). Reading about World War II and the Third Reich I noticed that much of what I “knew” of these issues was not history but Allied propaganda that I had absorbed through various sources. When I read […]

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I Have Changed My Mind About Trump and Elections

I have watched news shows, editorials, and read articles about Trump and politics for years. Yet, I am now noticing that every major Democratic Candidate has a series of allegations regarding financial fraud, business, and quid pro quo that hint at major investigations. However, I have seen major investigations follow Donald Trump for over a […]

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National Divorce or Renew the Social Contract?

Is the Social Contract failing? The social contract is the idea that people consent, at least tacitly by not rebelling, by their compliance with the rules, customs, mores, and laws of society; that government’s authority comes from the consent of the governed and that people form governments to collectively protect themselves from the chaotic struggle […]

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