“Lockdowns just have one consequence that you must never ever belittle, and that is making poor people an awful lot poorer.” “We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus.” “The only time we believe a lockdown is justified is to buy you time…
Read moreIndoor Dining In A Diner
Eating in. I had breakfast inside of a New York City diner a few days ago. It was a test to see what eating in a restaurant post-covid would be like. I’ve eaten in different establishments in Westchester and in upstate New York over the past few months, but for some strange reason, New York…
Read moreThink Things Through – The Newsletter
I discovered the Socratic method many years ago and found it fascinating. When you start asking people questions and digging deeper into what people are feeling and thinking, they tend to either feel cornered or threatened – or realize what they were thinking didn’t make sense after all. With this newsletter, I‘ll share some of…
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Since the beginning of March I’ve been collecting my thoughts and observations and publishing them in a newsletter entitled Think Things Through. I discovered the Socratic method many years ago and found it fascinating. When you start asking people questions, and digging deeper into what people are really feeling and thinking, they tend to either…
Read more#CancelRent! – Are you participating in the rent strike?
From my daily Newsletter – Think Things Through I swear, someone wrote a musical based on not paying rent in the 90’s, didn’t they? There is a growing movement in several states that has been brewing on social media. A hashtag #CancelRent has sprouted and there have been online video rallies, and a few…
Read moreVictor Davis Hanson on Corona, California, and the Classical World
From my daily Newsletter – Think Things Through Victor David Hanson. I just found out about him recently. He is quite a though provoker. Here is an excerpt from his recent writing: From National Review Chemotherapy It’s a race to identify the origins, nature, and danger of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the best way…
Read moreIntellectual Cross Training
The exchange of ideas is something I actively seek on a regular basis. I often have thoughts on current events and seek out friends to have engaging discussions. Sometimes I post things on social media to stir the post and read comments from people who may disagree with what I’ve said, but I regularly find…
Read more500 for 500
My goal for the next year is to write. Write and write and write. Why? Because I have a lot to say and I feel I can add a thing or two to the public discourse. I used to have a website called the Socraddock Method where I would write about all kinds of things…
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