People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. — Andrew Carnegie
Fun With Work (Andrew Carnegie)
Category: Daily Dose of Reason
The Pope and Environmentalism: A Marriage Made in Hell
Pope Francis will call for an ethical and economic revolution to prevent catastrophic climate change and growing inequality in a letter to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics on Thursday. In an unprecedented encyclical on the subject of the environment, the … Continue reading
Promised a “Color Blind” Society, We Got Rachel Dolezal Instead
Rachel Dolezal, the president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, Washington, has resigned, according to a letter from her that was posted Monday on the NAACP Spokane Facebook page. Dolezal did not address allegations that have landed her and her … Continue reading
Inalienable
ISIS has reportedly posted anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller’s address, with orders to, “Go forth and kill her.” Some people say that Geller has only herself to blame, for publicly being so critical of Islam. Yet if you listen to Geller, … Continue reading
“Four Freedoms”: Both FDR and Hillary Clinton are Wrong
Hillary Clinton’s run for the presidency is being launched at a place she considers significant: the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park in New York. I’ll bet most Americans don’t even know what President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “four freedoms” are. … Continue reading
Freedom of Trade, Not “Fast Track”
Obama and the Congress are presently fighting over whether to give the President “fast track” authority in negotiating trade agreements. The debate over “fast track” authority is a debate over methodology. Whether individuals have a right to free trade is … Continue reading
Health Insurance Premiums to Skyrocket: What Next, America?
Health insurance prices may jump dramatically next year as some insurers are requesting double-digit rate increases. State governments are likely to grant increases that are less than requested, but those who pay for their own insurance out of pocket should … Continue reading
How to Unblock a Personal (or Business) Relationship
Perhaps the biggest problem in most personal or business relationships? The false belief that there’s a conflict of interest, when there isn’t. When personal relationships degenerate into unhappiness, you’ll almost always find an adversarial mindset. Therapists who work with couples … Continue reading
Jerry Seinfeld Asks If Humor Is Too Politically Incorrect to Survive
Would the phenomenally popular 1990s television series Seinfeld stand a chance in the 2010s? Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t play colleges and has no plans to do so in the near future because of how politically-correct kids are these days. Seinfeld talked … Continue reading
“Detach With Love”: Not Yours to Fix
“Detach With Love” is a concept people with drug or alcohol-addicted loved ones learn to apply, for their own sanity if nothing else. Fran Simone, Ph.D., writing at psychologytoday.com [6-5-15]: For years, I struggled to control my adult son’s substance … Continue reading
The Dalai Lama’s a Marxist? Of Course He Is
The Dalai Lama identified himself as a Marxist [last January] while addressing capitalism, discrimination and violence at a lecture on world peace in Kolkata, India. This is not the first time that the 14th Dalai Lama has spoken about his … Continue reading
Patrick Stewart Trips Over the Truth on Gays and Bakers
Actor Patrick Stewart (of Star Trek fame, and much else) has unwittingly stumbled on the truth about individual rights. Or more precisely: stumbled over the truth. It all started when Belfast (Northern Ireland) gay rights activist Gareth Lee wanted a … Continue reading