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What Holds Us Back From Achieving A Better Society?, Barry Mauer
What Holds Us Back From Achieving A Better Society?, Barry Mauer
UCF Forum
Until the mid-20th century, toil and scarcity were unavoidable facts of life for most people.
Censorship Is Not All Bad, Barry Jason Mauer
Censorship Is Not All Bad, Barry Jason Mauer
UCF Forum
Censorship is not all bad! Free-speech idealists argue that the solution to bad speech (misinformation, lies, abusive language, etc.) is not censorship but more speech. But bad speech can, and often does, drown out the good.
Our Best Hope In A World Filled With Emergencies? Education, Barry Jason Mauer
Our Best Hope In A World Filled With Emergencies? Education, Barry Jason Mauer
UCF Forum
When we die, the knowledge stored in our brains disappears. But through education, each generation of people can pass their knowledge to the next via spoken language, books and other media, and this knowledge can accumulate through the ages.
The United States Could Use A Therapist General, Barry Mauer
The United States Could Use A Therapist General, Barry Mauer
UCF Forum
Lately I have been imagining the creation of a new office in the executive branch: a Therapist General to advise the president and the nation about psychological problems affecting American citizens, groups and institutions. The person assuming this role could issue an annual report about the state of the nation’s mental health, investigate and report on the likely psychological costs and benefits of proposed laws, and issue recommendations for therapies to improve the nation’s psychological health.
How Do You Make A Society Wise?, Barry Jason Mauer
How Do You Make A Society Wise?, Barry Jason Mauer
UCF Forum
A wise society looks after the well-being of its citizenry. In order for there to be a wise society, though, many or most of its citizenry also must be wise since they create the society. But the society must educate its citizens to be wise.
Even If Not Flashy, Any Work That Benefits Humanity Has Value, Tom Cavanagh
Even If Not Flashy, Any Work That Benefits Humanity Has Value, Tom Cavanagh
UCF Forum
I have had the privilege to twice witness presentations by Sir Ken Robinson. If you are not familiar with his work, Robinson is famous for research related to creativity development and educational reform, and he has the most-viewed TED Talk (a popular website featuring interesting and inspiring video presentations). He is smart, funny, and his insights really resonate with me.
If We Are A 'Civilized' Society, We Must Find A Way To Stop Violence, David Houghton
If We Are A 'Civilized' Society, We Must Find A Way To Stop Violence, David Houghton
UCF Forum
Other nations genuinely look to America as an example, a shining “city upon a hill,” as Massachusetts Bay colony’s first Gov. John Winthrop famously put it. But they cannot understand what they often call America’s “love affair” with guns.