44 Years a Mensch?
2017-09-18 – I had a very weird dream last night. I don’t know if I dream much. I certainly don’t sleep much. They say that your mental balance could be […]
Tag Archives: philosophy
What Makes a Nation? Borders or a Community of Interests?
2017-08-03 – President Trump has said that “a nation without borders is not a nation.” And he wants to build a wall to secure our southern border. But do walls […]
Every Day Is Opposite Day! (No it Isn’t!)
2017-07-06 – I was doing research for a different topic today and ran across a post from a couple years ago that I thought was worth looking at again. […]
Letting the No-Goodniks Take Over
2016-06-26 – Not really crazy about writing today. The “other side” is up to their usual no-goodness. And “my side” is up to no-goodness, as well. Also, as usual, the […]
The Fake Wars—#Aftselakhis
2017-05-01 – Happy May Day! If you want to get your hackles up over whether May Day is a labor holiday, welcome to the fake wars. Fake wars are wars […]
Is It Really So Hard to Stop Hating People?
2017-04-24 – Is it really so hard to stop hating people? I’m beginning to think so. Thirty years ago, I used to go folk dancing. One day I walked into […]
All or Nothing . . . More than Nothing?
2017-04-20 – You’ve got a theory. Your theory is that I am wrong. You think you are right. You think I’m wrong. And vice versa. But couldn’t we both be […]
Does Liberation of Black and Brown Depend on Liberation of the White Working Class?
2017-03-16 – I’ve got a pretentious question for you today: Does the liberation of black and brown people in this country depend on the liberation of the white working class? […]
What Is this #Deep State I’ve Been Reading About?
2017-03-13 – Republicans have been talking about something called the “Deep State” lately. As far as I can tell, the Deep State is something like the Protocols of the Elders […]
The Problem With Reality Is . . .
2017-02-27 – You don’t need to lie to distort the truth. When the news media dwell on crime, you feel under siege. It doesn’t matter whether crime is rampant or […]
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