Recently, my attention in these writings focused on rebutting the prevalent notion among the punditocracy of the left (center, far, handed) that the problem with the corruption, unconstitutionality, and general havoc of the current federal government our electorate chose came about because a certain large segment of our citizenry were bedeviled and bewitched by misinformation. That […]
Month: May 2025
Attitudes And Beatitudes Part III: Cornel West & Robert George Give Me The Perfect Ending For This Trilogy
Yes, that Cornell West and that Robert George. That leftist, rapping, divinity school teaching preacher and that deeply conservative, Latin mass going, James Madison worshipping establishment professor. Those two guys. But first, let me remind you of my argument from Part I and Part II. It drove me nuts that so many people write posts, […]
We’re All Outfluencers: Attitudes & Beatitudes II
Whether what we write, broadcast, or otherwise put out there changes the attitude and subsequent actions of someone, anyone, depends more upon them than us. Doesn’t the best writing come out of a kind of frustration? The angsty sense that people have it wrong (whatever ‘it’ might be at the moment) or that something is […]
Attitudes and Beatitudes
Part I: Catching An Attitude Robert Reich is likable. Much of what he proposes as solutions for our country makes sense even if I find the adoption of these desired progressive systems increasingly unlikely. The compelling and articulate economist, however, started to frustrate me greatly when again and again Instagram fed me advertisements from him […]