The Staying Hand of the Sheepdog
Job #1 for the sheepdog is keeping on the lookout for attacks by the wolf pack and then taking definitive action when trouble is spotted. Wolves don't hunt sheepdogs, but they do recognize their power and tenacity. Wolves don't want to tangle with a sheepdog because the sheepdog has one goal: Kill the wolf or drive it away from that which it protects.
Bang-Bang: Quick! Blame The Lead Projectile!
"Alec Baldwin was and is quite willing to withhold rights from those who disagree with him but will demand those very same rights for himself. But then, he is one of the glitterati, isn’t he? In the long run, I don’t think Alec Baldwin is going to come out of this looking good. Especially if he follows the standard procedure of the Legacy Media and spin, spin, spin like a whirling dervish."
Gaslighting in a Perfect World
If you’re like me (and you are, sometimes), you’re having trouble making sense of our base systems these days. There appears to...
Talked into Tyranny: Covid-19 and the Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion
The great tragedy of our time is not a government seeking total control, but a population of willfully ignorant people refusing to...
Fresh To The Fight: Bring it on.
At some point, just about every child has called their parents tyrants when they were compelled to clean their room, do their...
Talk Me Down From The Ledge
Is there any good news lately? I just don’t see it. Everything I see is a reduction in freedom, a decrease in...
Differences between Libertarianism vs Conservatism
Among the political arguments these days, the most obvious combatants are Modern Liberals vs Conservatives. There appears to be little, if any,...
Car Dealers, Cancer Cures, and Career Candidates
It is a fallacy that experts know all about their subject matter. They don’t. It is true they know what they know....
Pessimism, Optimism, Realism (and other “Isms”)
Pessimism, Optimism, and Realism. Current events can push people to one of those -isms, reinforce existing -isms, or create brand new -isms. ...
What Is Our Biggest Problem?
I was asked recently, “With all of the problems facing the United States these days, which do you think is the worst?” ...