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Social Criticism

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  • “Anti-Intellectualism”: A Rejection of Critical Thinking
  • “Money Values” vs. “Life Values” (V&E-8)
  • “Strange Fruit” Had a Massive Impact on Society
  • “The Future is Now”
  • “The Sins of Science”
  • “The Truly Noble Man”
  • “Will Star Trek Forever Remain Fiction?”
  • 50 Random & Interesting Quotes About Values
  • 6th/Final Ch. Summary: In Defense of A Liberal Education
  • A Careful, Critical Look at America Since 9/11
  • A Case for Socialism in Modern America
  • A Man of Principle: Bernie Sanders Quotes
  • A Millennial’s Political View of America
  • A New New Deal for the New Millennium
  • A Progressive Perspective on Justice (V&E-19)
  • A Rich Vein of Quotes About Public Health
  • A Time of Unprecedented Tribalism in America….
  • Abortion Rights (and Wrongs)
  • Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Exemplifies Civic Duty
  • All Good People Must Stand and Be Counted
  • Amending Capitalism: How & Why? (V&E-18)
  • America Desperately Needs Truth, Wisdom, and Critical Thinking
  • America’s #1 Satirist: Mark Twain Quotes
  • America’s Oligarchy Is Repugnant
  • America’s Social Safety Net Is Embarrassingly Inadequate
  • America’s Wars: Same Inhumanity and Lies, Different Decade. 
  • American Dreamer: Henry A. Wallace Quotes
  • American History Reflects Certain Values
  • American Values: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
  • Americans Aren’t Stupid, We’re Lazy and Misled
  • Are the American People Stupid? Sort Of.
  • Bernie Sanders Reflects on Trump’s 1st Year
  • Bezos Exemplifies Outsize Power and Influence
  • Book About Values: 50-Page Sample!
  • Books About Wisdom, Values & Virtues
  • Christian Capitalism and American Ignorance
  • Civil Rights and Responsibilities
  • Climate Change Quotes (Global Warming Quotes)
  • Conservatism: As Compared to Other Views
  • Conservative Truth-Teller, Bruce Bartlett
  • Conservatives’ Endgame: “Starving the Beast”
  • Consistent Critic: Noam Chomsky Quotes
  • Contrary Notions: Michael Parenti Quotes
  • Coronavirus Stretches America to the Limit
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (V&E-13)
  • Corporations, Law & Democracy
  • Critiques of Capitalism (Part 1)
  • Critiques of Capitalism (Part 2)
  • Critiques of Capitalism (Part 3)
  • Critiques of Capitalism (Part 4)
  • Critiques of Capitalism (Part 5)
  • Crony Capitalism: Even Worse Than Raw Capitalism
  • Culture: Philosophers Kessler & Kingwell Interviewed
  • Democrats Make a Move Toward Progressive Politics
  • Discrimination, Affirmative Action, & Distributive Justice
  • Do Politicians or Wealthy Activists Sustain Political Dysfunction?
  • Economic Inequality and Political Polarization
  • Economic Justice Has Gotten Worse Since COVID-19
  • Economic Justice: Five of My Beliefs
  • Economic Justice: My Ideal Society Described
  • Eight Myths That Undergird American Society
  • Environmental Sustainability: Our Top Priority
  • Ethnic Studies Courses for White Children
  • Fake News in Trump’s America
  • Fifty Remarkable Quotes by Activists
  • Frederick Douglass Quotes: Master of His Fate
  • Free Speech: When Liberty Morphs into Hate
  • Georges: Takei, Will, Orwell, Bush, & Santayana
  • GOP Chicanery is Really Treachery
  • Government Is Good, Professor Amy Believes
  • Greed: Wall Street’s Financial Fraud
  • Healthcare: Comparing the U.S. to the Leaders
  • How to Be Successful: It’s Not All About Money
  • How to Find Happiness in Modern America
  • Income Inequality: Right or Wrong?
  • Inequality & Social Justice: Thomas Piketty Quotes
  • Is American Patriotism Getting Out of Control?
  • Is Capitalism a Sustainable Economic System?
  • Is Capitalism Ethical? Economically Just?
  • Is Education 2nd or 3rd Place at Elite Universities?
  • Is Inequality of Wealth Fair and Acceptable?
  • Is MLK’s Dream of Social Justice Actually Possible?
  • Is Religious Tolerance or Fundamentalism More American?
  • Jews Have Special Insight into American Discrimination
  • Journalism: Its About Truth and Integrity
  • Knowledge and Progress: Liberal Arts Education
  • Knowledge, Education & Wisdom in Colonial America
  • Liberals Are the Heart of the American Republic
  • Libertarian Quotes by Scholar David Boaz
  • Liberty: A Summary and Critique
  • Media Ethics & and Role in Society (V&E 15)
  • Mental Illness is Also a Social Problem
  • Modern American Problems Reflected in Poetry
  • Modern Liberalism & Progressive Principles
  • Modern vs. 19th-Century Progressives
  • Moral Dilemmas and Moral Hypocrisy: Politics in 2020
  • More, Better, Principled, Responsive Government
  • Mueller Lacked the Courage to Stand and Be Counted
  • Myths of America’s Capitalistic System
  • OF COURSE Healthcare is a Right!
  • Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick on V.P. Henry Wallace
  • Only Fools Vote Against Their Best Interests
  • Partisanship and Intolerance: America’s Dark Side
  • Paternalism: The Individual Vs. The People
  • Patriotism: Liberal & Conservative Viewpoints
  • Philosophical Thinker: Jason Merchey Quotes
  • Podcasts on Values and Ethics Available Here
  • Political Correctness: Not Seriously Significant
  • Political Extremism: The Authoritarian Voter
  • Politically Progressive Quotes from African Americans
  • Powerful Quotes By Famous Progressives
  • Progress and Social Justice in Society
  • Progressive Economics: Bernstein & Herman (V&E-4)
  • Progressive Politics: Government Reform and Rehabilitation
  • Progressive: Promoting Social and Economic Change
  • Protesting, Organizing, & Nonviolent Direct Action
  • Quotations About Business/Economics/Capitalism
  • Quotes About Economic Justice
  • Quotes About Fiscal Responsibility and Integrity
  • Quotes About Freedom by Famous Feminists
  • Quotes About Progressive Politics & Economics
  • Quotes About Vaccines and Public Health
  • Quotes About Wisdom and Values in Full Color!
  • Realpolitik: The “Unwisdom” of Assassinating an Iranian General
  • Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic
  • Responsibility & Character Will See Us Through
  • Responsibility for Our Fellow Man
  • Review of Ch. One: “In Defense of a Liberal Education”
  • Robert Reich: Lion of the Left
  • Sardonic Political Comedy: Positive or Negative?
  • Social Criticism and Unvarnished Truth
  • Social Justice and Civil Liberties: Case in Point
  • Social Justice on This July Fourth Holiday
  • Social Justice: Based in Historical Truth
  • Social Justice: The Case of African Americans
  • Social Problems: Gun Control and Mass Shootings Analyzed
  • Social Violence: Causes and Prescriptions
  • Society Needs Economic, Social, Political Change
  • Society Needs to Promote Positive Masculinity
  • Socrates, Russell, & Voltaire: Profound Provocateurs
  • Stress Distracts Us from Our Values
  • Supply-Side Economics: Unwise and Unkind
  • Surviving These Times: Howard Zinn Quotes
  • Sustainability: Vote with Your Dollars!
  • The Absurd Race to Get Accepted at the Ivy League
  • The American Labor Struggle Captured in Quotes
  • The Case for Capitalism
  • The Commons: Crucial Public Goods
  • The Economic Justice (and Faults) of Capitalism
  • The Enlightenment Luminary Voltaire on Ancient Philosophy
  • The Multifaceted Self: Ethics, Politics & Psychology
  • The Mystery of Good Character
  • The National Discourse is in Danger
  • The Profit Motive, Deregulation, and Financial Crisis
  • The Republican Party is a Clear and Present Danger
  • The Values and Virtues America Desperately Needs
  • The Virtues of Heroism and Self-Sacrifice
  • The Wealthy and Privileged Elites During the Pandemic
  • The Winter of Our Discontent
  • The Wisdom of Taking Climate Change Seriously
  • The Wise Favor Truth Over Conspiracy Theories
  • The Wise Would Uniformly Call for Trump’s Ouster
  • True History: Learning from Our Past (V&E-10)
  • Trump and the GOP: When Ignorance is Dangerous
  • Trump Faces Demanding Test of Responsibility and Prudence
  • Trump Sounds More Orwellian Every Day
  • Tupac Shakur’s “Changes” is Laudable
  • Virtues: Society’s Guiding Light
  • Volkswagen Cheated Simply to Make More Money
  • What Can Values & Virtues Do in Dark Times?
  • What Do Mass Shootings and Wisdom Have in Common?
  • What Do We Deserve? Moral Desert & Entitlement
  • What Happened to America’s Heroes?
  • Why Are Elite Students So Emotionally Fragile?
  • Why Politics is Depressing and Dispiriting
  • Wisdom Is Ever-Ready to Guide Us From Here
  • Wisdom is the Key to Leadership

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