How do we know what is true and what is not? How do we weigh the validity of another’s opinion, or even the validity of our own?
Some time ago, Julia made a post on the comfort of knowing the truth. This resulted in a comment discussion on the nature of truth, […]
In this month of Harry Potter (the latest movie and the last book both debut in July), a short article in Time caught my eye. In it, the Harry Potter series is described as “radical” (compared to Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia) because there is no religion mentioned: “If […]
So, tonight I sit here wondering if there is any true justice, and any way to find middle ground on this one. “Scooter” Libby, an inner member of the Bush team, lies to a Grand Jury. He is prosecuted by a Bush appointee, found guilty by a jury, sentenced by a Bush appointee, and the […]
A recent issue of time magazine has an excerpt from Al Gore’s new book, “The Assault on Reason.” Judging by the excerpt, Gore has many thought-provoking things to say.
Look, I know it’s Al Gore…the vice-presidency, the run for president, “An Inconvenient Truth.” It seems people either like him or not, believe him or not…but […]
I don’t like exercise machines. I hate treadmills. But I live in the northeastern U. S., and due to family responsibilities, I have to exercise EARLY in the morning, so from late fall to early spring I run indoors while it’s dark outside. And I hate it.
Outside I can look at the neighborhood, at […]
Consider the following poem:
you few
as of also man
city than food
so people build now
down low
animal
All by itself it is a simple little poem, and not a very good one. But this poem is a dangerous piece of verse. So dangerous that it is illegal for me to tell you how this poem was created.
I […]
It hasn’t taken long for the tragic events in Virginia to be politicized. The investigation into the motivations of Cho Seung-Hui is still in its early stages, and yet there are those who are clear as to the cause. Joseph Palermo blames the shootings on the NRA, and the Bush administration’s penchant for […]
A couple mornings ago, I woke up and heard an interesting tidbit on the radio. One of the Ivy League schools – Harvard, I believe – conducted a study, and came to the conclusion that there was a “Leadership Crisis” in the United States. A large majority of those surveyed – approaching 65%, […]
Blacks need to shut up. They complain too much about being “oppressed,” and keep shoving things like “equality” in our faces. This is a WHITE nation, founded by white people, and black people should realize it and deal. If black folk weren’t so uppity, they wouldn’t inspire people to hate them.
Do […]
I was going to title this post “A Modest Proposal,” but I decided against it because what I want to propose is far from modest. Bold, yes. Crazy, yes. But not modest.
I’m tired of listening to politicians puppet the party standard. I’m tired of hearing how corporations own the government, […]
