What the Social Engineering of the 1960s Got Wrong
We use race as a kind of shorthand for describing different characterizations in the human gene pool, in a lot of ways, it is misused for many things.
Culture
Government Lies, Mistruths, Mysteries and Narratives: Our Tax Dollars at Work Part 1
The Lamestream media echo chamber (LMEC-L) social media (SM) big tech tyrants (BT) and government (G) at Work
Our Great U.S. Culture War Series, No.4a.
From 1607 to 1776 a new nation was created. That nation had a unifying culture. It included a shared identity as an American.
Science, Rationalism and the Enlightenment
The age of enlightenment in the mid 1700’s was led by thinkers such as Voltaire, Descartes, and Montesquieu in France, and Kant and Mendelssohn in Germany. These philosophers believed that a new world was dawning.
The Last and Greatest Creation
What can we learn from someone living four or five thousand years ago that is applicable today?
The Old Jew and the Indian
The Hebrews, like the Stoics, did not have the benefit of modern science, neither were they fools. Their brightest people looked at the world that surrounded them and tried to make sense of it in the same way that we do.
The Cave Painting and the Grave
The cave painting and the grave tell us that early man was aware of himself and thought about himself as an individual, and as mortal.
Countries That Used to be Free
America is the leader of the free world. This has been the statement since the end of World War II. It was a fact through the years of the Cold War, up until about the end of the 20th century.
Our Great U.S. Culture War Series, No.3b
Our Great U.S. Culture War Series, No.3b; A Tale of Two Cities contrasted London and Paris during the French Revolution. It begins with “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was …
Renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. A License for the Department of Justice and the Federal Bumblers of Investigations to do What They Do Best: Politicize Law Enforcement
Politicization of Law Enforcement in the 21st Century Rivals the Good Old Days-the Golden Era of Hoover
Measures of Performance and Measures of Effectiveness
Measures of Performance and Measures of Effectiveness; It is the difference between doing things right and doing the right things
Our Great U.S. Culture War Series, No.3a.
From 1610 to 1793, there were different Enlightenments in France, England, Scotland, and America.
Dreams of My Youth
The dreams of my youth, stifled and curbed, my existence lost in the gale. The song in my soul, muzzled and mute, except for a forlorn wail. The turmoil serves a greater purpose, a shift in the paradigm, As the trials that tempt to unmake me, mold me infinitely stronger with time. The fire has …
The Tragedy of the Commons: The Rational Actor
The Tragedy of the Commons: Rational Actor This is a follow on to Tragedy of the Commons: The Political Commons. It specifically looks at the rationality implied in Ostrom’s 8 points and the Rational Actor/Choice, Game, and Agency theories. What happens if the rational hypothesis fails or is different across cultures or relevant ranges? I …
Trifle With Nature at Your Peril, be it Human or Otherwise. Is Society Becoming Zanier and More Insane by the Day? Part 1
Learning Life’s Lessons the Hard Way in 21st Century America
Culture Commands Series Our Great U.S. Culture War Pt 2a
This is Part A of the second installment of a series on Our Great U.S. Culture War. From Cape Henry to President George Washington It is 182 years from Englishmen planting the Christian Cross on Cape Henry, Virginia to claim a covenant evangelizing this new world, this Virginia, to the first inauguration of President George …
Should Homosexuals, Lesbians, or Transgender People Be Allowed to Adopt?
In recent years, there has been a growing debate over whether or not homosexuals, lesbians, or transgender people should be allowed to adopt children.
Steven Crowder Deserves Cancellation for Despicable Take on Down Syndrome Barbie
In collaboration with the National Down Syndrome Society, toy manufacturing company Mattel added a Down Syndrome Barbie to their product line on Tuesday. Typically, I turn off when I hear the word “inclusion,” but in this case, I think Mattel has done a very caring and lovely thing. Citing data from the Centers for Disease …
Two Sides of the Same Coin
The premise that Americans who believe in the Constitution are on the far right is a canard.
The Ruy Teixeira Strategy for Electoral Success
The Democrats would be well advised to pay close attention to the advice of Ruy Teixeira – as would the Republicans too.