While I was channel surfing earlier this week, I happened to catch Chris Matthews on MSNBC. While I generally try to avoid infomercials, I paused long enough to see what he was thinking. Actually, I guess I didn't pause long enough,...
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See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
It's been a busy week in the world. The Muslim nations continue to burn flags, have violent demonstrations, and generally reject the notion that the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama would fundamentally change the animosity this part of the world...
Armageddon Is Messing Up Everything
As the Democratic convention ended the stage was set for what would be the purest ideological referendum in years. Two flawed candidates stood at the forefront to rally troops to what both sides were terming the choice between two futures. On the...
The Audacity of Hope
Well, the conventions have come and gone, and at least one of them went pretty much as expected, pretty much as conventions always do now. For the most part, the conventions have become highly scripted, choreographed, and controlled; little more...
The American Work Ethic and Neo-Slavery (Part Two)
The human condition is at it's heart a balancing act. We are essentially animals, and as such we have needs and drives that are powerful motivators of our behavior. Yet beyond these animal impulses there exists at our core a rational,...