Tag: compassion

Where Has Compassion Gone?

Where Has Compassion Gone?

Due to consumer demand for inexpensive meat, eggs, and dairy, suppliers are in constant competition to market their products at the lowest prices possible, no matter how the animals are treated. The farmed animals that suffer are hidden from view… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
Caring Too Much

Caring Too Much

Everyone believes that it is good to care about people.  People also generally believe that feeling someone’s pain, being there for someone no matter what, or being determined to help someone with a problem are very nobel qualities.  Certainly the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Mental Health
Acknowledging and Honing Our Sovereign Free Will

Acknowledging and Honing Our Sovereign Free Will

In drafting the Constitution, the founders acknowledged the inherent sovereignty of the individual and recognized the necessity to place restrictions on the extent to which the government could make demands against an individual’s sovereign free will. The founders understood that… 0 Shares | | Posted in Aquaponics, Backyard Chickens, Constitution, Farming, Firearms, Fluoride, Free Speech, Gardening, GMOs, Home, Liberty, Mental Health, Nutrition, Parental Rights, Science, Vaccines
The Happy Planet Index

The Happy Planet Index

Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation’s success by its productivity — instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use, because a happy… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Politics & Government, Videos