Sympathy and hope for “fear and loathing” in these uncertain days If only the chemically constricted pupils of Hunter S. Thompson could see us now. I wonder if he’d look up from his gourmet-plated cocaine and through the smokescreen of cigarettes and imperceptible acid inputs to tell us to keep our fingers out of […]
In response to pathogenic outbreaks, like the recent novel coronavirus, this image, represents flattening the curve. The idea that by implementing measures to limit rapid disease spread, medical resources will better be able to manage the disease as it spreads over a long period of time.
Despite an early chivalrous ring, World War I was not “the war to end all wars,” it was a harbinger. Western civilization emerged from the ruins of the “Great War” more belligerent than ever before, now for the sake of prognostications by so-called experts or in pursuit of ‘humanitarian’ ends. The War to End War […]
The Devils We Don’t Know Unwrapping raw information from the various cultural and social overlays can be maddening, especially in politics. The punditry, special pleading, and white knighting can be dizzying, and making heads or tails of things is often too much of a labor for the average news consumer. That’s why we look […]
Biblical tradition has a way of hunting down and haunting the worst inclinations of people. The prophets were bold enough to do this in real-time. Regardless of the character, biblical prophets gave necessary, albeit challenging, direction to God’s people. Hosea, for example, went to such lengths to demonstrate God’s displeasure with Israel that he married […]
Below is my exact transcription of the testimony Joan Nicholson gave to Judge Canan following her arrest by Park’s Police in Washington during a peaceful VFP demonstration on the Iraq and Afghan wars. Good afternoon Judge Canan, I am thankful for this opportunity to testify as to why I found it necessary to participate in […]
Fellow Americans, we live in a magnificent country. 3.8 million square miles smack in the middle of North America spangled in steadfast colors. So grand, in fact, that a hegemonic hands-on-the-waist global posture simply isn’t enough. Consider all of the children not under our care. After all, the only problem with the remaining 196 countries […]
Asa’s story is the quintessential tale of rags to riches coupled with a class-defying love affair. A rural “savage” who’s left a wealthy estate by a distant family member, only to run up against envious schemers from polite society, Asa falls in love with a poor dairymaid and wins the day, the estate and the […]
