The Secret Peace
I wrote The Secret Peace: Exposing the Positive Trend of World Events to expose what the media doesn't focus on: history's true trend towards justice and peace. Find out more about the book here.
Critical thinking
This is a topic I've been interested in for decades now. I've examined it from every angle, ranging from international history to its application in our personal lives. I originally had several links here to presentations I had done on the topic, but they now seem hopelessly outdated (and are encompassed within The Secret Peace anyway.) I'll just recommend reading Carl Sagan's The Demon-Haunted World, one of my favorite books of all time.
Our nonviolent future
Another obsession of mine is nonviolence. When I was younger I absorbed many of Gandhi's writings and those of other activist leaders. I believe we are moving into a future where all conflicts will be solved nonviolently. If that sounds absurd, just remember that countless conflicts were solved this way in the twentieth century. If Milosevic, the Raj, Jim Crow, and the whole mammoth Soviet Union can be toppled through civil disobedience and the power of the people, what can't? In the coming centuries, I expect killing people will become so abhorrent that ALL the world's citizens will cry out whenever a country does it. For a good introduction, check out a great PBS special feature called A Force More Powerful.
Unpopular views
I believe that cars are responsible for many of our problems today, and will be going away in the future. Read more
I also believe that organic food and local food are often bad for the environment, and that GMOs are part of the solution to the world's hunger problems. Read more
Writing on Quora
In the past few years, I've become increasingly active on Quora.com. If Wikipedia is the sum of human knowledge, Quora aims to be the sum of human wisdom. I've read tons of incredible stories on Quora and learned many new points of view. Below are some of my own top posts.
Great Quotes
"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
Jefferson
"Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life."
Picasso
"Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and test of our civilization."
Gandhi
