Articles on PR for People

Capitalism and Democracy: Can This Marriage Be Saved?

Peter Corning

January 04, 2019

Capitalism and Democracy: Can This Marriage Be Saved? It’s an odd-couple, with deeply conflicting social values. Though they have been living together for many centuries, the strains are increasing; their relationship may now be in jeopardy.

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Politics

The “Green New Deal”

Peter Corning

January 02, 2019

The “Green New Deal”: A Slogan in Search of a Program; It’s a powerful new idea, but it’s still vague and it lacks a concrete plan. It’s not yet a New Deal. Here’s a suggestion.

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World Views

Merry Christmas Tiny Tim!

Peter Corning

December 26, 2018

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come: The Choice is Up to Us! Tiny Tim is a metaphor for our sickly global environment. Will We Save Him?

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Politics

How to Nurture a Democracy

Peter Corning

December 19, 2018

A democratic political system can survive only if it is embedded in a society that allows it to thrive. Rather like the three essentials for nurturing healthy plants (good soil, adequate water and sunlight), there are at least three nurturing elements that a society must provide, in order for democracy to prosper -- beyond the foundation of a healthy economy. These elements are (1) the rule of law, (2) elections that are perceived as fair (and where the outcomes are respected), and (3) a political discourse that honors veracity and condemns lying and liars.

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Arts & Culture

The Shakespeare Industrial Complex

Peter Corning

November 29, 2018

The Shakespeare Industrial Complex and the Miracle of the Virgin Playwright. The conventional Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare story requires a cognitive miracle. So, why are there so many believers?

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World Views

Trust: Why Does It Matter? How Did We Lose It?

Peter Corning

November 16, 2018

Trust: Why Does It Matter? How Did We Lose It? It’s an indispensable lubricant in social life. And truthfulness is its twin sister.

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World Views

We All Live in Trump Tower Now!

Peter Corning

November 02, 2018

We All Live in Trump Tower Now! Just look at the view!

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World Views

Global Warming Will Ruin Your Stock Portfolio

Peter Corning

October 22, 2018

Global Warming Will Ruin Your Stock Portfolio and it may happen sooner than you think.

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World Views

Wisdom: It’s Time to Refurbish an Old Ideal

Peter Corning

October 02, 2018

“Wisdom”. The very word inspires awe. It suggests pronouncements from the Oracle on Mount Olympus, or the stone tablets that Moses (purportedly) brought down from Mount Sinai, or the Analectsof Confucius, or Plato’s Republic, or the sayings of Mark Twain and Yogi Berra. I prefer to call it a distillation of seasoned experience by some of the battle-hardened veterans of the vicissitudes of life– people with a good heart who have served their time on the battlefield and want to pass on to others what they have learned about the art of living, and of politics.