philosophybits: “Whenever government assumes to deliver us from the trouble of thinking for ourselves, the only consequences it produces are...

“Scrutinizing ever so carefully, crafty in wisdom, parading your arrogance — all this invites mistrust.” - Zhuangzi, The Complete Works...

Dissidence is not a political stance, career, or personality type. It occurs when the distance between beliefs and actions becomes...

“Of all the defects of American gerontocracy today, one of the worst is our failure to face mortality and embrace...