Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Does the right to a trial by a jury of the defendant's peers imply the decision of the jury is binding on everyone? What exceptions should be allowed? Who should apply those exceptions? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 12/04/2026When a problem has been festering for years, decades, or centuries, and becoming more complex, what is a reasonable amount of time to spend seeking a peaceful solution? If those involved hate each other more than they want a solution, should that affect the timeline? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Politicians only care about corporations and the rich! Mommy, how are they elected? With over half the votes. How many votes do corporations get? Corporations can't vote. How many votes do the rich get? 1% Where do they get the other votes? From ... you're too young to understand. 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Do we know more than me? Is ignorance, misunderstanding, or misinterpretation proof that something is wrong or can not exist? How can we know what we don't know, or what we need to learn? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 18/12/2025It's been said that two wrongs don't make a right. Do two rants by people on opposite sides of an issue make a right or provide all relevant information? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 15/12/2025When is it appropriate to judge someone solely by their religion? Do all believers agree on every aspect of their religion? Do the differences matter? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Does caring require acting in exactly the same way in every instance? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Do others sometimes assume we mean something other than what we actually said? Do the words we choose always reflect our true intentions? Do others hear our intentions, their intentions, or an interpretation of intentions? Who is responsible for misunderstandings? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Activities to help kids of all ages explore bias, speculation, analysis, consensus, and more at winningdecisions.org/curriculum.phpwinningdecisions.org Learn by Doing Have fun and learn by doing 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 06/12/2025If every student in a math class gets the same answer, and the teacher says that answer is wrong, what should happen next? 010
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 30/11/2025If you do what you have always done, you will get what you always got. How much can we depend on elected representatives to fix things? How can we influence elected leaders? What questions should we ask during political campaigns? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 26/11/2025"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir. How can we discover the connections? How will we know if we missed something important? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 23/11/2025It is OK when "we" do it because "we" are forced by "them" or other factors beyond our control. It is wrong when "they" do it, and especially despicable when "they" do it to "us". What might inspire people to reconsider their groupings of "us" and "them"? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 21/11/2025The communist creed: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need". A proposed capitalist creed: "From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed". Any other options? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 18/11/2025It's been said that hell hath no fury like someone confronted with their own advice. We all know how others need to change and how others ought to behave. How can we be a good example? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 15/11/2025"For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong " - Henry L. Mencken. How can we know if we're overlooking something? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Should we vote on it? Should math students vote for their favorite solution to an equation? Should two wolves and a goat choose lunch by voting? Should we vote on what to decide by voting? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 14/11/2025It's been said that those who know the least know it the loudest. How important is being loud? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 04/11/2025"Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance." - Robert Quillen. What should we look for in candidates for public office or expect from elected representatives? What evidence of priorities or abilities could candidates offer? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Is two political parties alternately taking control and being controlled a desirable form of government? What should be the role of political parties? Do parties have any obligations to those not in the party? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 26/10/2025What should guide people dealing with grief, anger, or hate? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 24/10/2025A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. - Proverbs 18:2. Are all opinions equal? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 23/10/2025What is peace? Does the same concept of peace apply to nations, communities, neighbors, political parties, or management and workers? How does peace begin and end? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Any two humans likely have much more in common than DNA. How could people explore what they share? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 05/10/2025How should people decide who or what to believe? Are there any fundamental principles people should consider before acting? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Compromise means (select one or more): a) Making accusations until your opponents give in. b) Dismissing anyone who disagrees as "not a team player". c) Holding out for the right price. d) Something else. 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 03/10/2025In sports, it's said that there is no "I" in "team". In politics, should there be an "I" in "Congress"? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 30/09/2025The military says no battle plan survives contact with the enemy. What might be beyond government control during a shutdown? Can unintended consequences be prevented or mitigated? What is the long-term plan to retain any benefits gained by a shutdown? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 30/09/2025How much of a person's future should be determined by where they were born? What parts of anyone's life could be influenced by people born elsewhere? What obligations does anyone have to the place they were born? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Does any manager know everything there is to know about running their department, preventing problems, managing a crisis, inspiring those they lead, and everything else related to the job? If not, who should they learn from? 010
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 24/09/2025I don't know the answer. Should we investigate or invent an explanation and declare the matter closed? Does lack of evidence either way prove an invented explanation is true? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Sometimes voters feel like they're forced to choose between Tweedledum and Tweedledummer. What are some ways to expand the options? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 29/08/2025In a chain of events, or events with multiple factors, how do we decide which link in the chain is most responsible? Which is the best link to remove to break the sequence? Is the simplest, most convenient, or most familiar link always the best choice? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 28/08/2025"They did not mind stating apparently opposed truths; they knew that they could give to men a higher truth, in which the contradictories became two sides of the same truth." - Stopford A. Brooke. How can we tell if seeming contradictions can be reconciled? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 27/08/2025How does violating an oath to defend, support, or uphold the Constitution of the U.S. compare to burning an American flag? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Dividing everyone into "us" and "them" comes easily to many. Hate, fear, and greed reinforce the divisions. Everything may appear fine when "we" are in charge. History suggests "they" will take over in time. Is this cycle desirable, preferable, or inevitable? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Can there be bad answers to good questions? What are the long-term goals? How does each possible solution get us closer to long-term stability? How could we anticipate or stay alert for unintended consequences? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 22/08/2025A swinging pendulum is not stable at either extreme. Does making progress toward stability count as an accomplishment? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 19/08/2025If I think you're wrong, can I claim victory? If I can find any fault with something you say, do, or believe, does that prove that I am right? Could we both be partly right or both be wrong? If we're both only partly right, is voting a good way to settle it? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Voters and politicians sometimes talk about their party taking control. Is one party having control while all others are controlled the best form of government? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 17/08/2025Are you a potential political prevaricator? Take this test to find out, either for yourself or on behalf of someone else: winningdecisions.org/humor.php#pr...winningdecisions.org Rational Humor Rational Humor 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Is the stronger leader one who inspires others to follow, or one who compels others to follow? Can a leader learn from others, consider different perspectives, or shift a position and also be strong? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Yes or no? Right or wrong? Is there anything in between? Could both sides be partly right and partly wrong? Are there possible unintended consequences? What happens next? Who might know something others don't? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Can people be better than the worst thing they ever did? Might some be worse than the best thing they ever did? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 11/08/2025I believe, therefore I am. How is your identity affected by what you believe, why you believe, or how you respond to new information or to those who believe differently? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Is there, or should there be, something other than borders uniting all citizens of a country? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Which comes first, the opinion or the fact? People sometimes talk about the importance of "rule of law". Should there be a corresponding "rule of fact"? Is there a factual basis for distinguishing fact from opinion? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Inspector Martin: By George! How ever did you see that? Sherlock Holmes: Because I looked for it. What should we look for? Where should we look? When should we stop looking? What might stop us from looking at all? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 06/08/2025It's been said that we always know more than me. Who else might know something others don't know or might overlook? 000
Don Rowe @donrowe.bsky.social · 05/08/2025What parts of history, culture, or behavior should be honored by monuments or by naming things after people? How did those being honored set an example for others? What actions, behaviors, or beliefs cancel everything worthy of being honored? 000