A meditation on Shakespeare and the modern inspirational claptrap. “Seven Ages of Man — All the World’s a Stage” by William Shakespeare (read by Tom O’Bedlam) — YouTube A while ago I saw a poster I am certain was meant to be inspirational. Normally I avoid such things as vapid…

You have made it abundantly clear what the goal of the last forty years of reactionary politics is really all about. Mr. Justice Samuel Alito, I want to thank you for confirming everything I have ever said about the reactionary movement in America and the party of reaction, the so-called…

What is democracy for and how we can save it It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others. — Winston Churchill. Undeniably, our democracy is in peril. Our unalienable human rights are being threatened or abrogated as we speak. In this, the…

Exactly. He started all the trends that led to where we are now. And he definitely was not a traditional conservative.

He Created the Conditions That Led to Trump

Absolutely wonderful. There is one fallacy I do wish you had dealt with because it is the one they use on each other and the one they think justifies their resistance as "defending freedom." The slippery slope. The idea that a seemingly innocous idea will, if followed, ultimately lead to…

"What was it about being locked up together that makes love wane? Is it that ordinary day-to-day life is not sexy? Is it they found out they had little in common?" I think not. I think one of the things that keeps a marriage going is that when we go out in the world, we experience much that is uncomfortable, frustrating, and such like. The world beats us up so much that when we return home, to be welcomed and comforted by those we love, it renews our love. Home and our loves are the places we go to at the end of the day.

"Unfortunately, lots of people go into/get into fields undeservingly with consequences to our society." Most definitely. As an American, I could name dozens and dozens of people who are in power but should not be because they really don't care about the people and have no conception of the public good.

But only people in the United States think freedom doesn't have parameters. Libertarians are essentially anarchists, and selfish ones at that.