Category: University of the Commons
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Take Me To Your Readers: A Kindly Proposal For Independent Book Publishers
A Suggestion For A Better Way To Sell Books Okay, so I’ve got an idea for a Project I want to pitch that I hope other folks can take up and run with because I think it would be pretty…
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The University Of The Commons Index
The University Of The Commons Honestly this Project was born from long building angers and frustrations watching Public Education Systems fail to live up to their promises at the best of times and have all of the good parts systematically…
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Speaking Truth To Power: Where Justice Goes To Die
Keywords For The Apocalypse: “Speak Truth To Power” Full disclosure: “speak truth to power” is a phrase that peeves me to the heights of irrational hatred. Okay, maybe not that far, but I do think that it is one of…
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The University Of The Commons
The University Of The Commons Okay, so here’s the deal – by this point we are well underway with the most significant transition period in human history up til this point. This isn’t an exaggeration – this is a fact…
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You Bet Your Sweet Release I’m A Commoner
You Bet Your Sweet Release I’m A Commoner Full disclosure: this little what-have-you is where I’m gonna lay out my personal political agenda – and don’t worry it’s pretty simple. The World is complex, but how humans should relate to…
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Let Them Cook!
doomer’s guide part 11 Let Them Cook! One of my favorite things about human beings is that we all have different things that we’re passionate about – things we pour ourselves into, learn about from a thousand different angles, and…
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A Quick Metaphor About Metaphors
doomer’s guide part 10 a quick metaphor about metaphors This section is one large digression about language – it’s uses and it’s beauty, specifically when it comes to metaphors. but it’s also about human knowledge in general, and how it…
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In Defense Of Democratic Art
Aesthetics & Worldviews Full disclosure: there’s a good chance I’ll end up talking about art and/or aesthetics quite a bit in this column, because it is something I like to talk about. So, in this lil what-have-you I’m just gonna…
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![Tropical beach at sunset. There is a silhouette of a youth pointing toward the sky. The Words The Beautiful & The Doomed" are in large blue letters. "by Nathaniel Murphy" is in black script above the youth]()
Why There Are No Doomers In Mexico
La Esperanza Mexicana First off, I haven’t done a freakin poll, the title is a rhetorical device to bring your attention to the fact that doomerism (or more accurately defeatism in general) just didn’t take root there like it did…
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Why Won’t You Debate Me, Bro?: A Brief Foray Into Context And Meaning
Context And Meaning: First Context, Always Context… Okay, so I’m gonna try to keep this short, so I can use it to reference back to when the topic comes up. And this one certainly comes up. A lot. I’d say…
