America at this point is on the same moral footing as Russia in its illegal invasion of Ukraine. With its long history of democracy and rule of law, it could have been argued that the Unites States was a great …
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Modernism and Heresy
If by “modernism” we mean further development of science and the use of the scientific method to find answers to life’s most persistent questions, then yes, we can all understand why St. Pope Pius X said what he did at …
Marketing Bad Luck
We’ve all had bad luck. Here’s an example from my life as a marketing consultant to large tech companies, including IBM and Hewlett-Packard. I had just flown into Phoenix from Boston, landing in the late evening and getting a taxi …
Should We Turn Off Our Phones?
Yes, we Americans can turn off the news feeds and let nature take its course, as Trump leads our descent from a democracy to a fascist state. Most of us think this is a terrible idea. My father took three …
The United States’ Invasion of Venezuela
To the reader who sent me this: This is entirely untrue. What’s the point of spreading malicious lies? Please Google “World reaction to US invasion of Venezuela.” From the Russian Foreign Ministry: “This morning, the United States committed an act …
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The Most Powerful Ignore Justice, the Least Powerful Will Never Receive It
As life in America devolves into fascism, Aristotle’s words at left take on ever-greater meaning. Illegally invading another sovereign nation? No problem.
Living in America Is Stressful
It’s widely believed that emotional stress can trigger physical illness, and as an American, it’s virtually impossible not to be stressed out as our nation descends into fascism. Yet living with the delusion that this is normal and healthy politics …
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Where America Is Going
There’s not much doubt as to where America is going as a country. It’s the same place that Russia, China, Hungary, Turkey, Ethiopia, Egypt, and 46 other countries have gone.
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The Best of All Possible Worlds
Leibniz lived at a time in which there was much speculation about God and His workings. It’s unclear how many people, then and now, bought into this idea. Voltaire’s Candide was a parody of the concept. Three hundred years later, …
“It’s Our Constitution that Makes Us Great”
Hate to break it to you, but a fascist leader pays no attention to his country’s constitution.
