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Entries by David Ropeik from 05/2012

Be Grateful for the Good Journalists

| Posted 05.02.2012 | Media
Read More: London Times, Trenton Times, Cronkite, Journalism, Arnold Ropeik, United Press International, Media News

My father, a journalist, died a few days ago. He taught me that journalism is not just a job but a calling, a high form of public service.

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The Heartland Billboard Embarrassment and the Dangers of Ideological Ignorance

| Posted 05.08.2012 | Green
Read More: Diageo, Dalai Lama, Anthony Watts, General Motors, Climate Change, United Nations, Bin Laden, Manson, Cultural Cognition, Kaczynksi, Heartland Institute, Pope, Green News

It is far less an appeal to reason, and far more a campaign to preach to the choir, to circle the ideological wagons of the members of the tribe, and rally the troops around Heartland's deeply conservative and libertarian ideals.

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Tribalism: Making a Risky World Even More Dangerous

| Posted 05.16.2012 | Politics
Read More: Tribalism, Cultural Recognition, Politics News

Tribalism is pervasive, and it controls a lot of our behavior, readily overriding reason. Think of the inhuman things we do in the name of tribal unity.

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