Sorry, but I must go all teachy-feely on you this week. It’s in large part due to America’s distancing itself from the atmosphere, i.e. the sky’s well-being. Oh, don’t worry, this is not going to be about that odd twit in the Oval Office. Hey, I’m talking twitterer. Remember, I’m apolitical — “A political what … I have no idea” enters the voice of Groucho Marx’s from the great comedic beyond.

Anyway, as an odd rallying cry, I must usher in an academic jewel taught to me by a very great and influential man in…