Where ideas heal the world
There is an amazing article written by a comedian for, unexpectedly enough, a comedy site. It’s a list of 7 reasons why news stories look worse than it really is. It’s a fascinating read that goes into the many psychological and logical fallacies us humans go through by nature that darkens our view of the world an generally makes us […]
Learn More →Guilt is a very universal feeling, and perhaps one of the most toxic of them all, in my experience. It destroys any creative or positive thought, it stagnates the mind. How many people have ended up making important life choices under its influence? How many years lost in a wrong class, a wrong career, or a wrong relationship? Acceptance and […]
Learn More →You are not a Romanian. Neither are you Canadian, a European, an American, Indian or Asian, or any other. You are human, just like the rest of us. Your ancestors and predecessors and mine believed that they were Romanian and Canadian and Russian. They believed that they had roots, and those roots are worth being proud of. They’re worth valuing […]
Learn More →It is a world of old ideas, not because the ideas are relevant, but because the ideas are stuck in a constant never-ending debate because it’s going in circle and because it is fueled by power, not principles. Every issue that has ever been discussed or debated has never seen the light of reconciliation. The people have made their minds […]
Learn More →Once upon a time there was a country that decided upon a law that made it illegal for a piece of clothing to be worn in public. This country was lambasted for being everything from racist, to misogynist, to anti-human rights. This country’s name was France, and the garment in question is known as the burka. Much of the discussion […]
Learn More →Censorship takes many forms, from the most blatant to the most subtle. We are used to the blatant because they are easy to recognize, but what happens when censorship takes a subtle route? When an admired veteran of a music scene shows his neo-nazi colors and gets himself arrested in France shortly after having finished serving his sentence for the […]
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