As it was four years ago there were several “congratulatory” emails from my friends in Europe and Asia in my inbox this morning. They had written earlier about how concerned…
Most people, as you know, have physical examinations, often annually, to learn how they are physical health is doing. Far fewer, by my reckoning, have their metaphysical well-being––they are spirits,…
The Goebbels Factor There are a lot of people who still believe the big lies about Barack Obama. You know: the “birther” lie, the “he’s a Muslim” lie, the “he’s…
For a society that is putatively founded on the notion of human equality, Americans seem acutely obsessed with ordinality (maybe we think we’re immune to the “natural” (Darwinian) tendency to…
Now we come to the 3rd, and final part (Hey, I heard that; who said “Thank God”?) Of our trilogy on the twisted minds of political/social conservatives. Indeed, this is…
“My wife . . .” Did Jesus really say that? Or is it just a mis-translation, or fabrication of a 4th C papyrus fragment of Coptic text? Whatever; in the credulous world of…
So, where were we. (You can always review 79.2) Right, political and social conservatives are not just quaint folks who wear flags and teabags and reminisce about those “mornings in…
Maybe you noticed already, but I should point it out anyway—the title above is not The Odyssey, just Odyssey. I was misled when I found this book on a shelf at the…
How many conservatives does it take to change a lightbulb? Three; one to change the bulb, and two to stand around discussing what a fine old bulb it was. That…
When trains first became a mode of intercity travel they opened a new world to those who could afford to travel in them. But it was still a time, before…