The Big Lie – Are Wars Inevitable?
War!? What is it good for? Taking stuff from others. Say it again. Oh, ah. Well, enough with the homage to Frankie who was in Hollywood in the 80s. War is another one of those ideological hot buttons,...
View ArticleDing Dong the Alpha Male is Dead
Is our socialization process a process of ideological indoctrination? As part of our socialization we learn "how the world really works." Our religions teach us of a cosmic "fight" between good and...
View ArticlePatriot’s Game
Personally I've never been a big fan of patriotism. I grew up hearing how "our country was the best in the world" but it didn't take me long to figure out there was some rust on that shiny image....
View ArticleDon’t Bother Apologizing for Joe Paterno
(*The following message is for anyone who would like to suggest that, due to a selective reading of the Freeh Report, Joe Paterno should be exempted from blame or criticism for the egregious role that...
View ArticleSay It Ain’t So, Joe: Another Sports Legend Bites the Dust
Revelations! That is what we have here. REVELATIONS. From the nefarious conduct of Boy Scout leaders, to priestly pedophilia, to professional misconduct and protection of predators at the highest...
View ArticleThe Big Lie – Selfishness and Greed
Do so-called authorities know more about us than we know about ourselves? “The Big Lie” asserts that authorities, in the form of theologians and academics, seem to think they do. Further, those...
View ArticleFate or Folly: The Mind of God and Other Known Unknowns
Fate is the most potent weapon in the arsenal of hard determinists. To contend, as hard determinists plainly do, that the outcomes of events are predetermined is essentially the same as saying that...
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