Malcolm X Quote – A Dead People
“Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or culture also becomes a dead people.” – Malcolm X
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Laurens van der Post Quote – Bach
“I remembered a story of how Bach was approached by a young admirer one day and asked, ‘But, Papa Bach, how do you manage to think of all these new tunes?’ ‘My dear fellow,’ Bach is said to have answered,… ‘I have no need to think of them. I have the greatest difficulty not to step on them when I […]
Read moreJohn Kenneth Galbraith Quote – Stand Firmly On Principle
“If you hear someone in public life say that he is going to stand firmly on principle, you should take cover, and warn others to do the same.” – John Kenneth Galbraith
Read moreJoining Jihadist Groups
Young Muslims are still flocking to radical jihadist groups in record numbers. A United Nations study found that at least 25,000 people from more than 100 nations have left home to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and other radical groups. The number of foreign terrorist fighters worldwide increased by 71 percent from mid-2014 to March 2015.
Read moreLeszek Kolakowski Quote – A Modern Philosopher
“A modern philosopher who has never once suspected himself of being a charlatan must be such a shallow mind that his work is probably not worth reading.” – Leszek Kolakowski
Read moreMegadrought may grip the Southwest
The Southwest and central Great Plains are likely to be hit in coming decades by the most prolonged megadrought in more than 1,000 years, a new climate study predicts. Scientists from NASA, Columbia University, and Cornell University created a long-term climate model after analyzing historical temperature records, carbon dioxide emissions, and drought trends from tree rings.The record shows that the […]
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Incarceration Nation
THE UNITED STATES has the highest incarceration rate in the world. In fact, according to the most recent data, the U.S., while having only 4.5% of the world’s population, holds 21 percent of the world’s prisoners. The last few years have shown a slight decrease in incarceration rates, but law enforcement policies continue to both target racial minorities and to […]
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Willa Cather Quote – The Nobleness Of Another Person
“No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person.” – Willa Cather
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