Nov 22, 2021 John F. Kennedy Jr. This is a cautionary tale about too easily accepting assertions and rumors as fact. The story starts exactly 58 years ago today, when I was a senior in Lenape High School in New Jersey listening to the announcement that President Kennedy had been shot. A few days later,…

Applying the Prime Declaration to Animals How should the Prime Declaration be used as a guide for humans when interacting with animals? The Prime Directive says that advanced spacefaring civilizations must not exploit less evolved civilizations that they encounter. It’s clear that respecting the sovereignty of the less evolved includes not killing and eating them….