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There's No Law But The Law

2021-04-12 20:34

The existence of the law is one thing; it's merit and demerit another. Whether it be or be not is one enquiry; whether it be or be not conformable to an assumed standard is a different… Read More

The Gun Gavotte

2021-03-25 21:15

It's that time again. It's become something of a routine, though it may be more accurate to describe it as a dance. I refer, of course, to what takes place in our Great Republic… Read More

There once was a species called human,Who thought God cared what they were doin',But the truth is He said that "For me, they've been dead,Since the Garden of Eden stopped bloomin'."That's ju… Read More

Angst Misbehavin'

2021-02-15 22:40

How have philosophers, and others, come to dwell on such phenomena (if they may be called that) as angst, dread, nothingness, anxiety and other such foreboding--what, exactly? Feelings… Read More

On Purges And Cancel Culture

2021-02-02 19:32

We live in a great Melodrama. More and more we exaggerate ourselves and our lives. We may have forgotten what drama and tragedy really are in our self-importance and self-pity.&n&hell…Read More

Not With A Bang, But A Whimper

2021-01-21 22:14

It's difficult to characterize the strange departure of that strange man, on January 20, 2021, from that position he's more or less occupied for the past four strange, chaotic, and shoddy-se… Read More

For What It's Worth, Redux

2021-01-20 01:38

I think most if not all of us remember this song, i.e. For What It's Worth, by Buffalo Springfield. Perhaps most, but certainly not all of us remember the year it came out as well--196… Read More

R. I. P. American Exceptionalism

2021-01-08 21:13

Although it may still be possible to claim that the United States is, or may in the future be, the "shining city on a hill" the late Ronald Reagan would refer to now and then, that claim is… Read More

Is 2020 Really Over?

2021-01-04 17:58

Most of us think of 2020 was a horrible year, and rightly so. But for me," horrible" isn't a specific enough description of what's taken place. "Sordid" may mean dirty or filthy… Read More

The Missionary Media

2020-12-23 17:19

Self-righteousness is one of our more annoying characteristics. It's also one of the most common of them. Through it we assure ourselves of our own goodness, and are inclined to… Read More

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