The 10 Books Everyone Should Read
What are the 10 books everyone should read?
Wisdom
Shabby Elegance
We never consider that our opulent luxury costs us much more than money; it robs us of our time, it robs us of lives. Expensive things need to be cleaned, insured, repaired, carefully maintained and protected – and then, after a decade or two, much of it must be replaced and updated.
Dumb Rich People
The truly rich are united by a single thing: a desire to be rich. But there is no genius involved, only a willingness to sacrifice more important things in order to pursue money. They’re just dumb rich people.
Human Connections: Social Matrix Algebra
We don’t readily understand the complex ways we are all tied together; social matrix algebra, a matrix algebra practical application, can help.
Dead, Dead, Dead: The Thanatocracy
Constitutional fundamentalists, like other fundamentalists, yield thought and free will in worship and submission to the dead authority of the thanatocracy, a system that is dead, dead, dead.
Ridiculing Neo-Nazis
Ridiculing neo-Nazis and other extremists is a powerful tool, but one that can also backfire badly. It is imperative that we offer carrots with the sticks.
Racism: Charlottesville
Racism is as old as humanity. But the word, and the concept, are quite recent.
On Rape
What do you say to the rape victim, what can you tell her that might help her begin the process of healing? After 30 years in the emergency room, this is my best attempt.
Human Genetic Behavior
…And this is why I have foolishly chosen to discuss the taboos of genetic behavior, and ethnic and sexual norms; not to chain people to stereotypes, but to free us all from them. We must recognize our genetic tendencies in order to design around them, and past them; as Bertolt Brecht noted, “When there are obstacles, the shortest distance between two points is a crooked line.”
The 6 Branches of Government
We started our with only 3 Branches of Government, but two others have emerged, which menace the democracy. The 6th Branch of Government must step up and take its rightful place as the 1st Branch of Governm