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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
2020-12-14 22:13
Elvis Costello composed, and sang, a rather caustic song about the profession I've devoted the majority (I won't say the "best part") of my life to--that of the law. It bears the same… Read More
2020-12-07 17:03
Most of us will recognize this picture from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. In this scene, one of our distant ancestors or another, encouraged or enlightened courtesy of the seemingly… Read More
2020-11-27 19:54
Much is being made of the Supreme Court's recent decision regarding the State of New York's restriction on attendance at religious services. I wonder whether that "much" may have somet… Read More
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