In my recent post: What Can We Learn from Emerson? I wondered why I have a lower opinion of the world and the people living on it than I did a decade ago, and I contemplated what that says about …
What Can We Learn from Emerson? — Another Thought Read More »
Many of us have come across this quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson, but have we really thought about it? I hadn’t until just now. I’ll admit that I have a lower opinion of the world and the people living on …
Many pundits in the U.S. political arena have this subject on their minds: how did we get to a point where working class Americans–mainly white, religious folks with high school diplomas, residing in the center of the country, generally working …
Where Did the American Working Class Go So Tragically Wrong? Read More »
I just had a conversation with a friend who laments that one of the scummiest people she knows received a huge and unexpected inheritance. Thinking of the song performed in the video below, I replied, “Good things happen to bad …
Obviously, the meme here was composed by a Trump supporter who carries with him the erroneous belief that the incoming president will improve the standing of the United States on the world stage. But is this likely, given his plans …
Well, I know exactly who needs to hear this (not that it will make any difference). There are two different, though related types of anti-vaxxers: 1) Those who carry with them the erroneous idea that vaccinations don’t work. It’s essentially …
Vaccinations: “I Don’t Know Who Needs to Hear This….” Read More »
I had a talk with a friend recently about all the angst associated with “grooming” our kids. Lots of folks apparently think that kids choose their sexual orientation and exposing them to the mere concept of homosexuality could cause them …
We Can Make Choices, But Is Sexual Preference One of Them? Read More »
We haven’t heard too much on this subject recently, but it’s unclear why that is. Over 20% of the gasoline consumed in the downtown parts of our big cities is associated with drivers looking for parking spaces. About 15 years …
Here in the United States, tax breaks for the wealthiest individuals and corporations have brought us to a point at which our educational standards in our public schools are in freefall. As Pythagoras observed 2500 years ago, decisions like these …
The world lost Frank Zappa in 1993, and we baby boomers remember very well what American life was like back then. It wasn’t perfect, but it didn’t feature anywhere near the high-intensity, hammer-pounding stupidity that it does today. It’s impossible …
Americans Are Somehow Proud of Our Lack of Intelligence Read More »
