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Plato Shrugs: ‘Ideology Post Trump: Where Do We Go From Here?’
“Ideological turmoil in America has reached unprecedented heights. With conservatives falling into the unfalsifiable throws of populism and Liberals fetishizing 1960 solutions to 2020 problems, both appear lost in moving through the 21st century. What comes after Trump for the populist? What comes after liberals fail yet again to implement a child’s imitation of the […]
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Skeptic Magazine: Michael Shermer- Interviewing Dr. Donald Hoffman: ‘The Case Against Reality’
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
Posted in Skeptic
Tagged America, Donald Hoffman, Escape From Realism, Escape From Reality, Michael Shermer, Real World, Realism, Realists, Reality, Reason, United States
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Rob Logan: George Carlin- On Soft Langauge
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
Posted in George Carlin
Tagged 1990, America, Comedy, Facts, George Carlin, George Carlin HBO Special, HBO, Humor, Political Correctness, Realism, Reality, Satire, Soft Language, The 1990s, The Truth, United States
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Foundation Interviews: George Carlin- On Why It’s Important To Not Care At All
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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Tagged America, Comedy, George Carlin, George Carlin's Career, George Carlin's Life, Nihilism, Nihilists, Realism, Realists, Reality, Reason, Satire, Skepticism, Skeptics, Truth, United States
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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
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
Posted in Life
Tagged Ali Rosen, America, Anthony Bourdain, Anthony Bourdain's Career, Anthony Bourdain's Life, Celebrity Chefs, Chefs, CNN, Cooking, Cooking Shows, Culture, Individual Freedom, Individualism, Individualists, No Reservations, Parts Unknown, Personal Freedom, Pop Culture, Realism, Realists, Reality, Travel Channel, United States
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Skeptic Magazine: Rachel Bloom- How Rachel Bloom Became a Card-Carrying Skeptic
Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review I believe anyone who is a realist and just doesn’t call themselves a realist because they have some need to have people believed they’re smarter and more advanced than they really … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Cynical, Cynicism, Hollywood, Rachel Bloom, Realism, Realist, Skeptic, Skepticism, United States
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Teddy Roosevelt: Make The Best of Things in Life
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
The American Conservative: Opinion: Tom Switzer- Dean of the Realists
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: The American Conservative: Opinion: Tom Switzer- Dean of the Realists This might strange and even harsh, but the end of the Cold War was bad for the Republican Party and … Continue reading
HBO: The Newsroom- The Idealist vs. The Realist: News vs. Opinion
“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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Tagged American News Media, Cable News, Emily Mortimer, Far Left, Far Right, Fox News, HBO, HBO's Newsroom, Idealism, Idealist, Jeff Daniels, MSNBC, Network News, News Satire, Realism, Realist, The Newsroom, Will McAvoy
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