They feel that their perspective on what is right and wrong, good and bad, is so unfailingly correct that any divergence from that, or questioning of it, is itself a moral infraction.
Lawrence Winkler is a physician, traveler, and natural philosopher. His molecules have morphed from medicine to manuscript. He lives with Robyn on Vancouver Island and in New Zealand, tending their gardens and vineyards, and dreams.
Saturday, 3 October 2020
Celebrate the House Meal, the Go-To Dish for When There’s No One to Satisfy but Yourself
Too simple or too weird to try out on guests, the house meal is the epitome of experimental home cooking.
Friday, 2 October 2020
China’s Bhutan Gambit
Beijing is upping the pressure for a land swap deal to settle the China-Bhutan border, in hopes of gaining an advantage over India.
Bubonic Plague Panic: China Declares Disease Emergency as Black Death Cases Rapidly Rise
China has announced an emergency after a three-year-old boy contracted the bubonic plague in the south-west of the country.
Canada's first 24/7 shelter specifically for sex workers to open in Vancouver
The shelter will be tailored to the unique needs of sex workers, who often sleep during the day and work at night.
Buying Nazism
In the early years of Nazi rule, the vagueness of much Nazi ideology enabled many Germans to see in Nazism what they wanted to see.
Scientists Use Century-Old Seaweed to Solve a Marine Mystery
A treasure trove of data trapped in pressed seaweed helps explain the collapse of Monterey Bay’s sardine fishery in the 1950s.
Thursday, 1 October 2020
New Super-enzyme Eats Plastic Bottles Six Times Faster
Breakthrough that builds on plastic-eating bugs first discovered by Japan in 2016 promises to enable full recycling.
Inside the Airline Industry's Meltdown
Coronavirus has hit few sectors harder than air travel, wiping out tens of thousands of jobs and uncountable billions in revenue. While most fleets were grounded, the industry was forced to reimagine its future.
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Want to Learn How the Pentagon Works? Then Play This Board Game.
A new game meant to help the U.S. government write the 2018 National Defense Strategy shows what happens when resources and commitments collide.
The Pirates of the Highways
On America’s interstates, brazen bands of thieves steal 18-wheelers filled with computers, cell phones, even toilet paper. And select law enforcement teams are tasked with tracking them down.
When to Break a Rule
A virtuous person respects the rules. So when should the same person make a judgment call and break or bend them instead?
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Monday, 28 September 2020
As Biden and Trump Prepare for the First Debate, the Stakes Couldn't be Higher
Despite conventional wisdom, the real threat to American democracy is not Donald Trump, but the nightly violence, riots and mayhem in the streets of U.S. cities.
