The word for today is… misbegotten (adjective): 1 dated : unlawfully conceived : born to parents not married to each other 2a : having a disreputable or improper origin b : contemptible Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In the beginning, there was bigietan, and bigietan begot beyeten; then in the days of Middle English beyeten
Marc Harris Diane Crone Cardiff Metropolitan University Marc Harris is an experienced mixed methods researcher driven to address health and social inequalities. He has expertise in physical activity promotion, gamification, alcohol use and image-enhancing drug use. Diane is a Professor in Exercise and Health at the Cardiff School of Sport
The word for today is… zeitgeist (noun): : the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Scholars have long maintained that each era has a unique spirit, a nature or climate that sets it apart from all other epochs. In German, such a spirit is
The word for today is… dedication (noun): 1 religion : an act or rite of dedicating 2 : a devoting or setting aside for a particular purpose 3 : a name and often a message prefixed to a literary, musical, or artistic production in tribute to a person or cause 4 : self-sacrificing devotion
The word for today is… obtuse (adjective): 1a : not pointed or acute : blunt b : of an angle : exceeding 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees : an obtuse triangle is one having an obtuse angle c : of a leaf : rounded at the free end 2a : lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility
The word for today is… hobnob (verb): 1 archaic : to drink sociably 2 : to associate familiarly Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Hob and nob first came together in print in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, when Sir Toby Belch warns Viola (who is disguised as a man) that Sir Andrew wants to
Brownstone Institute brownstone.org The Brownstone Institute for Social and Economic Research is a nonprofit organization conceived of in May 2021 in support of a society that minimizes the role of violence in public life. Dr. Julie Ponesse is a professor of ethics who has taught at Ontario’s Huron
Jeffrey A. Tucker brownstone.org Jeffrey A. Tucker is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press and ten books in 5 languages, most recently Liberty or Lockdown. He is also the editor of The Best of
Manly D. Hall. amateurreviewspace.com “If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable – what then?” George Orwell Since the introduction of hydrogen bombs, and the general buildup of civilization-ending weapons by multiple nations, including the United States, Russia
The word for today is… connive (verb): 1 : to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose 2a : to be indulgent or in secret sympathy : wink b : to cooperate secretly or have a secret understanding 3 : conspire, intrigue Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Connive may
The word for today is… shill (verb, noun): verb 1 : to act as a shill 2 : to act as a spokesperson or promoter noun 1a : one who acts as a decoy (as for a pitchman or gambler) b : one who makes a sales pitch or serves as a promoter Source
Simon McCarthy-Jones Trinity College Dublin Simon is an Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He has previously worked at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) and Durham University (Durham, UK). Adele’s new album, 30, is finally available. Last month, hundreds of millions of us streamed
mercatornet.com I am a French mother whose teenage daughter recently announced to me that she was gender dysphoric and wanted hormones. Being left-wing politically oriented, a feminist, and sensitive to the rights of minorities, I first thought my daughter had to be supported in the difficult path to transition.
H. Colleen Sinclair Mississippi State University Online shopping is already booming this holiday season. While last year’s big increase in holiday e-commerce due to the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t going to be repeated this time around, November and December online shopping is projected to top US$200 billion for
Colin Parkinson Looking back to a time almost two years ago now, I did not expect to be writing this. I was probably one of the very few promoting a vaccine for a disease that many readers here possibly had not even heard of at the time. My mother-in-law was
