In today’s interconnected society, and especially considering the U.S. economy’s 20th-century shift from production to service, physical location has become a substantially less relevant factor in the vast majority of Americans’ economic and social lives. As the average individual’s accessibility… Read more ›
Conventional wisdom holds that the Republicans and Democrats endorse vastly different political views and that America’s course changes drastically based on which of the two parties is in power. For example, Republicans generally claim to be for things like small… Read more ›
I recently watched the 2010 documentary film “Plug & Pray” which primarily focuses on the ethics of technology through the diametrically opposed visions of the brilliant former MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum and futurist Raymond Kurzweil. I was particularly fascinated with… Read more ›
no matter what political ideology you claim to endorse, no matter how perceptibly laudable your stated intentions, no matter how many others your policies would ostensibly “help”… in actuality, everyone (who sanctions any political action) seeks societal interaction in a manner… Read more ›
When’s the last time you heard a phrase like “First Amendment rights” or “Second Amendment rights” or “Constitutional rights”? If you’re at all politically tuned in, you’ve probably heard these phrases multiple times just in the past week, and perhaps… Read more ›
I am the flame. Placid protagonist Archic antagonist Dual disposition Tribal tango Solo showdown Battle The billionth flicker Points in longer nights Til death by distant cousin Why plot course? I will burn forever Reason in due time, not now… Read more ›
Of all peoples, it is Christians who should be most wary of government, at all levels, in all forms, from all perspectives. After all, it was the State which nailed Christ, the Prince of Peace, to the cross – even… Read more ›
“A vote for a third party is a vote for Obama.” As a candidate for U.S. House in 2012, I cannot tell you how many times I heard this statement. It must number in the hundreds. Though seemingly innocuous enough,… Read more ›
