An Observation On The Liberal Mindset
Winston Churchill is supposed to have said, “A man who is not a liberal at 20 has no heart, but a man who is not a conservative by 40 has no brain.” It may be apocryphal, but it certainly sounds …...
View ArticleThe Single Purpose of All Education
Something we read in my English 101 class on Tuesday brought up the question of why we go to school. You would think that after these poor kids had been through 12 or 13 years of it already, someone...
View ArticleWhy Atheists Should Respect the Idea of “One True Church”
I read something recently where someone railed against the idea of any church claiming to be “true,” because it could only lead to pride and persecution. I’m sure such has been the case at times,...
View Article“There’s No Such Thing As Normal!”
In my years of teaching, perhaps no pop-culture cliché has annoyed me as much as this. I’ve heard dozens of earnest, zealous teens announce this one with a look of holy glee on their faces, ecstatic...
View ArticleInmates Running the Asylum
Tweets are pretty ephemeral little things, but this one from a few weeks ago has stayed with me. What a perfect illustration of the ridiculous insanity today. Three screen shots will demonstrate some...
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