Born into a family of educators, I was wise enough to choose my parents and country of birth in a way that resulted in a life of relative luxury. When I was a child, my parents looked forward to their…

McPherson was interviewed for Radio Curious. The interview was conducted via telephone on Monday, 14 September 2015, with a minor follow-up segment on Tuesday, 22 September 2015. The second part of the interview is described and can be heard here.…

At the university so many years ago, I was asking students to think. I was imploring students to ask questions. High standards for myself and others were not appreciated within the culture of mediocrity promoted by university administrators (a minor…

McPherson was interviewed for Radio Curious. The interview was conducted via telephone on Monday, 14 September 2015. The result is described and can be heard here. ______ Upon request for Nature Bats Last on the Progressive Radio Network, I provided…

by the virgin terry the man responsible for this blog has claimed repeatedly that he would gladly sacrifice his own life if only such an act could save our planet's ecosphere from the condemnation that industrial civilization is in the…

This Wednesday, 9 September 2015, I'll be interviewed by Cheri Roberts of Challenging the Rhetoric. The topic: How Bad is the Continued Environmental Impact of 9/11? The show airs live at 9:00 p.m. Eastern at this link. We'll be taking…

Too many times to count, I've pointed out that when greed is our only gawd, sociopaths assume control. Finally, I've come to realize something even worse: Sociopaths assume control, regardless of the desires of the populace, in any civilization. Civilization…