Sunday, August 7th, 2016
There is no place in the world anymore that is immune to the presence of hegemonic forces. Money and technology are the main ingredients that influence our beliefs, our tastes and our perceptions of what social values should mean. In becoming consumers, we are co-opted into cultural norms that validate the dominant ideology. Since being
Friday, July 29th, 2016
Mencken was right, “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” Perhaps nothing demonstrates this more than U.S. policy in the Middle East. Whether it’s George Bush and the neo-con gang,...
Wednesday, June 29th, 2016
Turkey? Orlando? Paris? So what else is new? I am puzzled that everyone is distraught over a perfectly ordinary act of terrorism by a perfectly ordinary Islamic extremist. We’ve seen this before and we’ll see it again....
Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
Lesbian commentator Camille Paglia once wrote, “If civilization had been left in female hands we would still be living in grass huts.” A provocative statement to be sure, but was it true? How could we ever know?...
Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
As interesting as American politics is at the moment, the upcoming vote in Britain is far more important. While the US is busy arguing whether to choose a %&*(# or a #@$%, Britain has to decide whether...
Saturday, May 21st, 2016
Despite her lead of 276 pledged delegates, despite almost universal (and false) press reports that she has already won, the fact remains, Hillary Clinton cannot win the Democratic Party nomination without getting another 311 delegates to give...
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
Prince was more than just a musician, performer, dancer, singer, composer, he was also a man of exceptional character, with a giving soul and a quick wit. Here are a few of the Purple One’s musings… “Every...
Monday, April 18th, 2016
War may be thought of in two ways. First, as a football game between armies, in which the function of the citizenry is to cheer for the home team. In football, success is measured in points scored,...
Tuesday, April 12th, 2016
“When the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten and the last stream poisoned, you will realize that you cannot eat money.” Every now and then this quote will show up, usually being employed by...
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
Among civilized cultures there is a close relationship between women’s sexuality and the health of that culture. The relationship can be demonstrated throughout history and it is this: Cultures with restrained sexuality will rise, while cultures with...
Sunday, February 14th, 2016
Mr. Randleman impacted my life when I was around 12 years old. There was a DVD put out by Pride Fighting Championships called “Best Knockouts Vol.1,” which my brother and I used to watch religiously and attempt...
Sunday, January 31st, 2016
God’s truth, I do not know who Boehner and Pelosi are, or were, and now somebody or something called Ryan. Yes, I know that they are in Congress, or were, but I do not know what posts...
Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
Among the many sad signs of our time are the current political and media attacks on Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, for speaking the plain truth on a subject where lies have been the norm for years....
Friday, December 4th, 2015
A few cheering thoughts on terrorism. This column specializes in cheering thoughts. Terrorism by Moslems in America and Europe cannot be stopped. If attacks do not occur, it will be because nobody tried very hard. Stopping them...
Friday, December 4th, 2015
In the feudal era there were the “three estates” — the clergy, the nobility and the commons. The first and second were eradicated in Robespierre’s Revolution. But in the 18th and 19th century, Edmund Burke and Thomas...
