As I’ve written elsewhere, I find it amazing that there haven’t been hundreds, if not thousands, of deaths associated with ICE raids on private property. I live in a rural region of California, in which virtually everyone owns a gun. …
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The Outlook for Informal Meat-Based Restaurants
When my son was younger, he was considering investing in a franchise, and I told him I’d help him determine if this was a sound idea. Although this concept has been dead in his mind for many years, every time …
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A World that Hates Jesus?
To be fair, there may be some extremely rare form of psychopathology that causes the victim to have the malady described here, but it’s categorically wrong to say that the world hates Jesus (or Buddha, or Allah, or Mohammed).
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MIT Rejects Authoritarian Rule
What happens when our institutions of higher learning become pawns of a fascist government? Let’s hope we never find out. Congratulations to MIT for standing up.
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We Are Creatures of Our Time
At left are the words of 18th Century French writer and philosopher Voltaire, one of our most beloved figures in history. Yet, to be honest, I’m confused by this one. In particular, what would it mean to “raise oneself above …
The Meaning of the World Around Us
Good quote here from Chekhov. To the existentialist, this applies to the entire universe around us. Each of us must create our own meaning, whether that means being a child of God, leaving this world a better place than the …
Open Carry in Florida
Imagine you’re a young mom, shopping for groceries with your two little kids, and you see a man with an AR-15 strapped across his back. You recognize that this is the weapon of choice for the mass murders of schoolchildren, …
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Leaving Home In Europe
Before I decided to write a post of the map below, I read a few brief analyses by sociologists who talked about the different cultures and financial statuses, and political leanings of the various countries. I’m sure all this is …
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Chopin — Music that Inspires
There’s a story behind the piece below, Chopin’s “Heroic” Polonaise, performed by Vladimir Horowitz, the pianist most people deem Chopin’s pre-eminent interpreter. Frederic Chopin was born in 1810 near Warsaw, Poland, and was known as a child prodigy as a …
Comments on Word Usage in Modern Times
I just came across the rules at left, and thought I’d make a few comments: 1) The word “their” in the sentence “Each student (singular) should bring their (plural) book,” is a workaround for “Each student should bring his or …
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