In this post, Brian raised a great question:
Watching this play out, I wonder if we engage in the same behavior on sites like BraveHumans? We have the keys in our hands. What do we want to do with them?
I let the question linger for a bit, because it intrigued me. Finally, early this past […]
I contribute to an on-line chat board fairly regularly, and I find that I am often the only voice of moderate liberalism. Most of the contributors are right and far right of center. Recently, the topic of Affirmative Action was raised. That discussion evolved into a discussion on education in America, and how […]
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 […]
My mother is elderly and in poor health. She is like many older folks in that much of her daily life centers on doctors’ offices with occasional side trips to the ER, and periodic hospital admittance. I worry about her, but have assuaged that worry over the years with the sure knowledge that she has […]
Liberals want gun control; conservatives are pro gun ownership.
Conservatives are anti-abortion; liberals are pro-choice.
Democrats push for government intervention in everything; Republicans want small government.
Republicans are fiscally conservative; Democrats are spendthrifts.
Do you hate generalizations as much as I do? Do you dislike stereotypes? Are you tired of people putting words in your mouth?
You know what? I […]
In a recent column for the Washington Post entitled Fuzzy Climate Math, George Will raises his concerns about the impact of public indoctrination concerning global warming. This indoctrination is being conducted by what he calls the “media entertainment-environmental complex”. This seems to be phrase of Will’s own creation, intended (I think) to belittle and demonize […]
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 […]
Most of you probably recognize the title and its meaning. For those of you aren’t well versed in 1970’s B-movies, the line comes from the Charlton Heston film “Soylent Green.” Set in 2022, the film presents a world overpopulated and under environmental stress. Fresh whole foods are in short supply, thus the […]
There is a wonderful scene in the movie “Mr Holland’s Opus” where the hero, a teacher, is working Summer Driver’s Ed to raise a little extra cash. Talk about Brave Human! Anyway, the brief scene shows the car zoom past the fixed camera, obviously going too fast, while the once-patient voice over of Mr. Holland […]
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%, […]
