October 12, 1921 On this day in 1921, the League of Nations achieved its first major peaceful settlement, of the Upper Silesia dispute. A banner day for intelligence overcoming brute force. The...
Integrated Wisdom
Eclectic is the best word to describe Integrated Wisdom. Our focus in this section is on ideas, and we cut across an unlimited range of topics — from smoking cigars, to cross-dressing, to problems with education, to name just a few. These articles are interesting and entertaining, but also informative and, we hope, provocative. They will get you thinking, sometimes on stuff you never bothered to think about before.
Mars Married to Venus
Gender-driven differences can seem paradoxical Men and women have unique perspectives, meaning they see the world and interpret situations differently, sometimes from opposite directions. We all know...
Perspectives on Racism
Living with Anti-Semitism Reading it in black and white might make you shake your head and wonder, but being a part of it is an entirely different story. In 2017 there were 7,175 Bias or Hate...
Frivolous Lawsuits
A useful prop for bad legal reform From time to time, we hear about a frivolous lawsuit, one that has no merit and is so absurd as to have little chance of prevailing. Such lawsuits are often filed...
Mandatory Arbitration
Signing away your protection. Many of the contracts we sign nowadays have a mandatory arbitration clause, and that includes those used for employment, insurance, home-building, car loans and leases...
Tatoos
An ancient tribal art is today’s form of self-expression When we Boomers were kids, if you had a tattoo it meant you were a tough guy, a sailor or a side show freak. Today every blonde teenage...
To Pot or Not to Pot
That’s a burning legal question. Let me begin by saying I am for the legalization of Marijuana. I am for both the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana. I find it simply...
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
The ancient Zen question. Of course, as with many questions there are often more than one answer. All of these multiple answers give way to the science of Philosophy. To avoid boring myself...
I Hate Flying…But Really I Don’t
It’s just a matter of attitude It’s not that I hate the flying, it’s everything else that goes into it. Why must I take off my hat and vest, and not my shoes. Why must I sweat out the...
Birds of a Feather or Opposites Attract?
Which pairings work best? We’re all familiar with the tale of a man and a woman from two different worlds falling in love — one’s usually a Pollyanna or a goody two shoes and the...
