What is Happening in American Culture?
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Navigating the Post-Truth Era: Balancing Facts and Feelings
Over the past century, Western societies have shifted towards valuing subjective experience in defining identity and truth, marking a significant cultural change. This advancement has led to a focus on personal narratives, creating challenges in public discourse where objective facts and shared standards struggle against competing personal realities, complicating democratic dialogue and debate.
My Pet Peeve: When Words Become Weapons
Some things just set me off Everyone has a pet peeve. Some people are irritated by slow drivers in the passing lane. Others can’t stand people who leave shopping carts in the middle of a parking lot. Mine is a little different. What bothers me is watching words lose their meaning because people find them…
The Death of the Middle Ground
Spend ten minutes on social media and you’ll quickly discover that America is angry. Conservatives are convinced progressives are destroying the country and that socialism is just around the corner. Progressives are convinced conservatives are destroying democracy and introducing Fascism to destroy our liberties. Every election is described as the most important in history. Every…
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