Monthly Archives: November 2011
Security versus Liberty
I spent a pleasant Thanksgiving with my family. The only unpleasantness was the airport security getting to and from my mom’s house. It seemed to me a reminder of how readily Americans these days are willing to give up their … Continue reading
Filed under Freedom and Liberty, Quality of Life
What Are the Politics of Human Instincts?
I recall in the 1960s and 70s, it was popular in many circles to insist that human nature was uniquely malleable. It was frequently said that, while other animals had many instincts, human instincts were few and far between. Instead … Continue reading
A Trivial Question About Dreams
It seems most of us have at one time or another had an experience of awaking from a dream with the feeling that the dream was important — more important than most dreams. I wonder if we have that feeling … Continue reading
Filed under Miscellaneous
What Do You Think of This?
Recently, someone tossed out to me an old complaint: “In the atheistic worldview, there is no foundation for morals, logic, personhood, purpose and meaning.” What do you think when you hear such a complaint? Do you think the person making … Continue reading
Filed under Religion
Readers Will be Appalled to Learn…
I just wrote a nice little blog post on the marketing of religions. A nice little blog post. But something went wrong when I hit the publish key and, hence, it didn’t publish. Instead, I lost the document. Now, there … Continue reading
Filed under About This Blog
I Gave Up Coffee, But…
I gave up coffee a few weeks ago. Ever since, I’ve slept better. But I suspect I’ve slept better because, without coffee, there hasn’t been any good reason to wake up.
Filed under Miscellaneous
Any Doubters?
Is there any doubt that we Americans live in a plutocracy? I’m curious if anyone doubts that.
Filed under Class War, Equality, Plutocracy, Politics
Glenn Greenwald on the Coordinated Police Crackdown of the Occupy Movement
It was only a matter of time before a coordinated police crackdown was imposed to end the Occupy encampments. Law enforcement officials and policy-makers in America know full well that serious protests — and more — are inevitable given the … Continue reading
Can We Deserve to Have Friends?
I recently overheard someone remark that they “had gone years without even one real friend”, and that they felt “severely lonely”. She then went on to say that she “deserved friends”. Her remarks left me with several thoughts. In the … Continue reading
Filed under Friends, Late Night Thoughts
Can You be Fashionable if…
If this is the cold and flu season, what does it say about someone’s fashion sense if they fail to come down with either a cold or a flu?
Filed under Miscellaneous
Why are some Homeless Folks Politically Conservative?
Years ago, when I lived downtown, I knew perhaps fifteen or twenty middle aged homeless men. One of the most striking things about them as a group was that almost every last one of them was a Rush Limbaugh Conservative. … Continue reading
Filed under Conservative, Ideologies, Political Ideologies, Politics
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