Dave BareSaving future history through storytellingDuring the late 1970s, the Confederate flag was everywhere. It was prominently displayed on t-shirts, posters, and as part of a TV show…Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
Dave BareThe conspiracy theory intolerant tolerant societyA friend told me that he believed that there were tracking microchips in the COVID-19 vaccines. It can be difficult to navigate when faced…Oct 28, 2021Oct 28, 2021
Dave BareThe fanatic’s not-so-secret doubtIn his novel, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”, author John LeCarre composed an axiom about fanatics. “The fanatic is always concealing a secret…Oct 15, 2021Oct 15, 2021
Dave Bare"Do your research" I work at a public library where, as it happens, almost nobody does any real…These databases will put you in touch with anything from periodicals to scholarly papers like peer vetted dissertations, even medical…Oct 1, 2021Oct 1, 2021
Dave BareThe Outraged Majority; The Equivocating Few.On September 11th, 2001, my wife called from her office and told me to turn on the TV. A plane had hit one of the Twin Towers in New York…Feb 10, 2021Feb 10, 2021
Dave BareThe Falling RightAmerica's biggest political parties have always varied between left and right-leaning philosophies with a significant overlap near the…Feb 3, 2021Feb 3, 2021
Dave BareThe Just SocietyIn his series of essays titled "What I Believe", English philosopher Bertrand Russell outlines what is essential in order for a nation or…Jan 27, 2021Jan 27, 2021
Dave BareBreaking the stranglehold of Bad NewsFor about five years, now, we have all been conditioned to believing that each new day will bring some tremendously bad news, which exceeds…Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021
Dave BareThe Mob, the Inciter, and ugly truth of TrumpismImagine that there is a group of people so devoted to you that they would do literally anything to please you. You're wealthy, in a…Jan 13, 2021Jan 13, 2021
Dave BareThe Orwellian nightmare of American Public Schools.George Orwell once wrote that English public schools ingrained a sense of snobbery (or haughty arrogance) and not much else. He also…Jan 6, 2021Jan 6, 2021