Videos
Richard Arvin Overton (born May 11, 1906) is an American supercentenarian who at age 111 years, 155 days is the oldest verified surviving U.S. war veteran and the oldest living man in the United States. He is a veteran of World War II who served with the United States Army. In 2013 he was honored by President Barack Obama.[2][3][4][5] He currently resides in Austin, Texas.
“Wherever I look, I see nuances withering away. On TV shows, we have one anti-something speaker situated against a pro-something speaker. Yeah? It’s good ratings. It’s even better if they shout at each other. Even in academia, where our intellect is supposed to be nourished, you see one atheist scholar competing with a firmly theist scholar, but it’s not a real intellectual exchange, because it’s a clash between two certainties. Slowly and systematically, we are being denied the right to be complex.”
Elif Shafak
The revolutionary power of diverse thought