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Rich Man, Poor Man

Why should the obscenely rich scale back so they’re just extremely rich?

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The Politically Correct Terrorist

May 8, 2013 By Carl Pettit 3 Comments

How do we define terrorism? Carl Pettit takes a closer look.

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Filed Under: Conflict, Featured Content, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: 'Law & Order", Basque state, bombings, csi, drone strike, ETA, future terrorism, hatred, Irish Republican Army (Provisional and Real), Islamic, jihadist, justification of terrorism, Media, mental illness, Pakistan, PLO, suicide bombing, terrorism, terrorist attacks, violence, Yemen

Does True Love Exist?

May 1, 2013 By Carl Pettit 4 Comments

Carl Pettit is a romantic: despite the word’s overuse, he still believes in love—true love.

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Filed Under: Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: do you believe in love, marriage, Monogamy, romantic love, Sex and Relationships, true love

A World of Illusion

April 26, 2013 By Carl Pettit 3 Comments

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A world full of conspiracy theorists is the perfect place for an evil mastermind to work, undetected. So warns Carl Pettit: but just which side is he on?

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Filed Under: Featured Content, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: alternate theories of historic events, black helicopter theories, bombings, Carl Pettit, conspiracy theorists, da vinci code, discussion 9/11, Illuminati, manufacturing consent, mass murder, military strategy, news cycle, news cycle criticism, paranoia, Root Down, Stonehenge, vast government conspiracies, violence, who killed JFK, world leaders, X-Files

The Power of the Human Voice

April 10, 2013 By Carl Pettit Leave a Comment

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In the age of the internet, what is the value of the human voice?

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Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: blogging, great speakers, human voice, internet journalism, motivational speakers, oratory, photojournalism, public speaking, singing voice, speaking voice, TED Talks, video blogging, viral videos, YouTube

Growing Up on Planet Porn

March 27, 2013 By Carl Pettit 11 Comments

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Were our kids sexually healthier when sexual images were harder to come by?

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Filed Under: Featured Content, Men and Pornography, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: boys adventure, boys secrets, boys sexual fantasies, boys sexuality, childhood, history of porn, innocence, Internet porn, masturbation, Nostalgia, Penthouse, Playboy, porn, sex education, sexual health, sexual images, tree of knowledge

The American Phoenix

March 20, 2013 By Carl Pettit Leave a Comment

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America’s strength is its ability to reinvent itself.

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Crisis Mode

March 13, 2013 By Carl Pettit Leave a Comment

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The world is plagued by crises. Carl Pettit could do with a ‘problem’ or an ‘issue’ every once in a while.

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Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: alarmists, crises, crisis, epidemics, future shock, news cycle criticism, panic button, panic mode, plagues, tsunami metaphor

The Gentlemen of Paradise

February 27, 2013 By Carl Pettit 1 Comment

Carl Pettit finds the mating rituals of the male of the species, avian and human, comically and tragically similar.

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Filed Under: Featured Content, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: avian rape, birds and bees, birds of paradise, courting rituals of pigeons, dating, game, male attractiveness, mating rituals, Pick Up Artists, sex life of ducks, sexual reproduction, sexuality, success

Slaves and Robots

February 20, 2013 By Carl Pettit 9 Comments

If we invent a machine with a personality and desires, does it deserve freedom?

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Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Freedom, Historical Perspectives on Goodness, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: apocalypse, artificial intelligence, caste systems, consciousness, cyborgs, dangerous work, debt, developing world, employment, equality, ethics, Future, history, history of slavery, human rights, I Robot, illegal immigrants, indentured servitude, intelligence, Isaac Asimov, labor, migrant workers, modern slavery, morals, oppressed workers, philosophy, predictions, robots, science fiction, sentience, slavery, social justice, star wars, Sterling Archer, Technology, Terminator, The Matrix, trafficked labor, trafficked workers, undocumented workers, unmanned drones, virtual enslavement

Faking It

February 13, 2013 By Carl Pettit 4 Comments

Who do you put your faith in, who might be faking their belief?

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Filed Under: Featured Content, Men and Spirituality, Root Down, Spirituality & Ethics, The Good Life Tagged With: Agnosticism, belief, belief in God, Buddhist monks, clergy, counselors, existence of God, Faith, Godwin's Law, Himalayas, India, Ladakh, leaders, managers, meditation, monasteries, politicians, rhetoric, spiritual leaders, spiritual life, Thikse monastery

The Power of Sleep

February 6, 2013 By Carl Pettit 2 Comments

Carl Pettit feels sorry for the American insomniac, from sleepless in Seattle to the city that never sleeps.

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Filed Under: Health, Psych, & Addiction, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: ambien, anxiety, brain, causes of insomnia, dreaming, health, insomnia, modern life, pharmaceuticals, prescription drugs, sleep, sleep disorder, sleeplessness, stress relief

‘Peter Pan Syndrome’ Is Not Necessarily a Bad Thing

January 30, 2013 By Carl Pettit 10 Comments

Does the pop psych notion of Peter Pan Syndrome give boyish traits a bad reputation?

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Ten Wicked Idioms That I Love

January 23, 2013 By Carl Pettit 4 Comments

Without letting the cat out of the bag: Carl Pettit loves idioms suggesting the torture of house cats.

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Filed Under: Men Are Funny, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: beat a dead horse, cats, curiosity killed the cat, death, drop of a hat, English, etymology, expressions, flu virus, folk etymology, gallows humor, idioms, kick the bucket, kill two birds, kiss of death, language, lolcat, origins of common phrases, pardon my French, phrases, profanity, vulgar language

Kicked Out of Sunday School

January 16, 2013 By Carl Pettit 2 Comments

As a child, Carl Pettit didn’t believe in God, and was sure he’d go to Hell for his disbelief.

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Filed Under: Featured Content, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: Agnosticism, belief in God, Catholic upbringing, Catholicism, christianity, hell, Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ, Noah's Ark, punishment, religion, sex education, Sin, Sunday school, Sunday sermon

Toilet Scribes

January 9, 2013 By Carl Pettit Leave a Comment

If you must write on the bathroom stall wall, make it good.

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Filed Under: Men Are Funny, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: 867-5309, alone time, for a good time call, inspiration, loo, men's drawings of vulvas, men's room, natural functions, public bathrooms, reading, Root Down, The Good Life, toilet humor, wc

Alternate Endings to 2012

December 26, 2012 By Carl Pettit Leave a Comment

If the world had ended this year, it might have gone something like this.

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A Hug for a Haircut

Every Wednesday in Hartford’s Bushnell Park, a barber sets up shop to give free haircuts to anyone who wants one—the homeless to longtime clients all pay the same fee: one hug.

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Social Media for the Socially Conscious

One “ragtag group of ruffians” with a mission plus a global community make Upworthy.com a social media site that makes a difference.

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Call For Applicants to Participate in UK Parenting Documentary

Documentary makers seek UK family for an immersive experience. We are looking for parents of young boys who don’t adhere to social stereotypes.

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All-Male Urban School, All College Bound

For an astounding fourth year in a row, all 167 seniors at Urban Prep Acadamies’ schools have been accepted at four-year colleges or universities this fall.

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Entire Town Gifts Triple Amputee Veteran with Dream Wedding

Residents of Temecula, CA, gifted Marine Corporal Juan Dominguez and his wife, Alexis, with everything they needed for a perfect wedding to show their gratitude for his service to the country.

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