Re: Gun control debate. No gun control method you can think of would prevent homicides or mass shootings. Guns bought legally and used for evil would pass every measure you could dream up. Guns bought illegally would have never been stopped by said measures anyway. That isn't … [Read more...]
On Trump, Putin, and the Modern Inability to Understand the Tyrant
75 years ago in August 1941, George Orwell penned a critical essay on how liberalism struggled to understand Stalin and Hitler. The liberal he specifically takes issue with is H.G. Wells, author of "War of the World," "The Time Machine," and "The Invisible Man." Wells wrote … [Read more...]
Political narratives and myths in the Orlando terrorist attacks
The terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida at the Pulse gay night club was an atrocity. At the time I write this the death toll is up to 50 people with many more injured. The stories and descriptions at the scene are horrific. It is the worst terrorist attack on US soil since … [Read more...]
Some thoughts on the Orlando Terrorist Attacks
I started writing this as a personal status post on Facebook. But it ended up being too long for a simple status message. And no one uses Facebook Notes. On the great advice of a close friend, I'm flexing it out to a full post here. The Orlando terrorist attacks have brought a … [Read more...]
How did we start debating over who can use a restroom?
We haven't always argued over who could use a restroom. Nor have we argued over how to enforce laws determining if a person is allowed to use a restroom. How did we get to this debate? It's not like everyone had a convention and decided on the next major cultural issue. The … [Read more...]