“The Power Elite” by the 20th century American sociologist C. Wright Mills. Though subtly put, Mills’ main point was that “great inheriting families” are behind the biggest corporate and political entities in the United States, with the biggest entities being high finance institutions and the Pentagon. These “great inheriting families” then foster the acquisition of … Continue reading Book Recommendation, June 30, 2022 →

“Einstein, Plumbers, and McCarthyism: Einstein’s response to a political climate increasingly hostile to scientists and teachers” (Published 2017): https://www.ias.edu/ideas/2017/einstein-mccarthyism

“I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler (instead of a scholar or scientist) in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances.” (Albert Einstein, November 1954, Princeton, New Jersey, United States.)

Tsok wulwaly mola shi, tsok wulwaly bala shi. “One studies and becomes a teacher, another studies and becomes a nuisance.”

“There is a path to the top of even the highest mountain.” “No rose is without thorns.” “There is one who purchases war with cash.”