Tag Archives: Realism

Skeptic Magazine: Michael Shermer- Interviewing Dr. Donald Hoffman: ‘The Case Against Reality’

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  “In his new book, The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth From Our Eyes, the U.C. Irvine cognitive scientist Dr. Donald Hoffman challenges the leading scientific theories that claim that our senses report back objective … Continue reading →

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Rob Logan: George Carlin- On Soft Langauge

Posted on May 24, 2019 by The Daily Review

Source:The New Democrat  “One of my favorite George Carlin bits in which he describes the sterilization of the American language. From the 1990 special Doin’ it Again.” Source:Rob Logan: George Carlin- On Soft Langauge This is one thing that I … Continue reading →

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Foundation Interviews: George Carlin- On Why It’s Important To Not Care At All

Posted on August 31, 2018 by The Daily Review

Source: The New Democrat Would like to hear more from George Carlin on why he believes it’s not important to give a shit ( as he put it ) because that can be interpreted in multiple ways which is exactly … Continue reading →

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Inside Edition: Ali Rosen- Legendary Chef and Traveler Anthony Bourdain Dies At 61: The Man Who Saw and Lived The World

Posted on June 9, 2018 by The New Democrat

Source: The New Democrat When I first heard about Anthony Bourdain’s show Parts Unknown coming to CNN in 2013 or 14, I thought this was another one of those so-called reality TV shows where the lead character is some loudmouth … Continue reading →

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Politics and Prose: Bruce Bartlett- ‘The Truth Matters’

Posted on March 9, 2018 by The Daily Review

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat I don’t want to make this all about Donald Trump, but when I thinking about The Truth Matters I think of that Kellyanne Conway line from February last year I … Continue reading →

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Skeptic Magazine: ‘How Rachel Bloom Became a Card-Carrying Skeptic’

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Erik Schneider

Source:Skeptic Magazine– Comedian Rachel Bloom, on how she became a Skeptic. Source:The Daily Review “Rachel Bloom (creator and star of the American romantic-comedy-drama Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) shared with us a few of the defining moments in her life that led to … Continue reading →

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Teddy Roosevelt: Make The Best of Things in Life

Posted on November 4, 2017 by The New Democrat

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat I’m not a big fan at least of the Tremors genre, series of Tremors movies from the 1990s with people like Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross, Fred Ward, and others. But the … Continue reading →

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TIME Magazine: Julia Zorthian- How To Recover From Failure

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Derik Schneider

Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review Plus I’m not a doctor and don’t pretend be one, but from what I know about the medical profession (which might only be enough to fill one paragraph) is that good … Continue reading →

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The American Conservative: Tom Switzer- ‘Dean of the Realists’

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source:The American Conservative– “Owen Harries/ photo courtesy of the Lowery Institute.” From TAC. Source:The New Democrat “When the first issue of The National Interest was published in 1985, its editor, Owen Harries, proclaimed an affinity between realpolitik and conservatism. By … Continue reading →

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HBO: The Newsroom- The Idealist vs. The Realist: News vs. Opinion

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Derik Schneider

“Key scene in Episode 1 of HBO’s ‘Newsroom’, in which there ensues a heated argument between Will McAvoy, the anchor and star of the newscast, and his new Executive Producer, MacKenzie McHale. This argument essentially poses the question ‘what is … Continue reading →

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