Day: December 1, 2020

Herd Mentality

When I was growing up my elders always offered useful advice such as:  if you lie with dogs you’re going to get fleas; it’s better to let people think you’re ignorant than open your mouth and prove them right; a…

Communism and Millennials

In mid-December, a science editor for BuzzFeedUK, Kelly Oates, tweeted, “All I want for Christmas is full communism now.” Once this tweet was noticed, she withdrew it and issued an apology. A month earlier, another BuzzFeedUK staffer, Blake Montgomery, had responded…