Category Archives: Society
How the Citizens United decision is changing politics (and ruining your life)
Mitt Romney’s sudden veering into the center lane in early October took most everyone by surprise. At first it seemed like a move of desperation from a lagging campaign grasping at straws. I mean, no one had ever waited so … Continue reading
The Paradoxes Mr. Romney Must Sell
Mitt Romney has a problem. He has to somehow convince some people that he is exactly the opposite of what he’s trying to convince others he is. I know; confusing, huh. That’s why his campaign seems so wishy-washy.
In Defense of the Flip-Flop
“I have no other end in this writing, but only to discover myself, who, also, shall, peradventure, be another thing tomorrow, if I chance to meet any new instruction to change me.” – Montaigne The term flip-flop has become as … Continue reading
The Inevitability of Compromise
“A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.” –James 1:8 In the movie All of Me the soul of Lilly Tomlin’s character is mistakenly trapped inside the body of Steve Martin’s character. Anyone who has seen this movie has … Continue reading
Arguments of Degrees
A while back I wrote about how the things we’re told we shouldn’t talk about—religion and politics—are precisely some of the most important things we can talk about. Sitting with someone of a different mind about either subject, but who … Continue reading
My Introduction to Montaigne
In plodding my way slowly through the Great Books series, I found a special treat in Michel de Montaigne, a 16th Century French philosopher. His thoughts peel back the surface of human interaction, often to an uncomfortable degree. But he … Continue reading
The Victim Juggernaut
The way some people use the term “main-stream media,” you would think it has only four letters. The opposite of this MSM is, of course, the underground, iconoclastic, revolutionary side-stream media that is struggling to make its voice heard above … Continue reading
Monuments to the Faith
For a long time in the U.S. there has been a battle between people who want to be able to display religious symbols, particularly the Ten Commandments, on government property (such as city parks, government buildings, etc.) and those who … Continue reading
Saul, Paul, and Crist (no, it’s not a typo)
“[Fanatics of various hues] hate each other with the hatred of brothers. They are as far apart and close together as Saul and Paul.” – Eric Hoffer, The True Believer The animosity between the two principal political parties in the … Continue reading
The True Mirror of Our Doctrine
The conduct of our lives is the true mirror of our doctrine. – Montaigne The other day I saw a news article that said that Glenn Beck, a nationally-syndicated political talk show host who also has a TV show, a … Continue reading