"We are a nation of laws." I've heard this said by various pontificating politicians who want to emphasize how civilized we are, or something. Having ...
Psychopathic traits, limited enough to allow for normal function in society, enable persons--like high-level managers--to make decisions that make goo...
Of course. I don't want to argue in favor of violating treaties. I am not in favor of international belligerence or the US wars in Kuwait, Iraq, Afgha...
Lie? Yes, absolutely. Illegal? Interesting concept. War is one of those things that if you can pull it off and you win, then legality won't matter a w...
Besides which, Australians have absolutely no business pretending to be cultural critics. When it comes to culture, they generally don't know shit fro...
I might be wrong, but no body cares what we old farts think anyway, so fuck 'em. It's not such a minor advantage being old. I definitely look forward ...
I agree. Perfectly good motivation. Oh... Yes, I think it is still possible. Most of the world's countries (outside of a small circle of friends and e...
Of course it made sense from the senior military POV. Oil was already, and would be even more critical to economic development. Our government wanted ...
True enough. Nice governments don't just up and invade other countries, whether they know what they are doing or not, and prudent governments are much...
It is not at all clear to me that American firms extracting oil from Iraq was the primary purpose of the invasion. Many oil companies from around the ...
I've maintained that our invasion of Iraq was a bad idea because we did not have social, political, cultural, military, or any other kind of expertise...
Clarence Darrow, famous attorney, said "'I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure." Note, this is usually att...
. I lived for 8 delightful months at South Wellfleet, at the Department of the Interior National Sea Shore site. There was a Job Corps there, where I ...
Were the oysters strongly flavored because of the water, or were they for some other reason? Did you not also partake? I do like a good oyster, raw or...
As well you should. And so should we all make fun of the Dutch. Didn't the Beach Boys have a song about that? "We'll make fun, fun, fun of the Dutch t...
The Netherlands, the 'nether' lands, the lowest or furthest parts of a place, especially with allusion to hell or the underworld. 'Nether', as in the ...
Good to hear from you. Have you recently become a medievalist? Indulgences caused a lot of problems; a Martin Luther will arise and shatter our sublim...
Simple solution: let the banned buy their way back in. Added feature: let members pay to keep the banned banned. Still another feature: let members pa...
Whether natural or unnatural, several forces are at work. First, population growth. When I was a boy, the population was 2.5 billion (1950); 70 years ...
Arguing against trans-ism today is like arguing against gay rights in the 1970s or against BLM last summer. Trans proponents grant across-the-board co...
First rate cheese cake, tiramisu, pound cake, etc. are all signs that God loves us and wants us to be happy. So is bacon. Orgasms are proof of God's u...
But Clark, all those statements are true! I WANT to be a smart East Coast urban sophisticate, but what with oat chaff in my hair, and bullshit between...
Oh yes, very old news. Some people were disenchanted when, for the first time, their haunch of zebra was served roasted instead of raw. They walked ou...
Where do I stand? I am pretty much a non-believer. Religion has been a long-time interest, and I like liturgical worship and solid protestant hymn sin...
Speaking of a loss of spirituality... I haven't seem a bathtub Modanna shrine lately. Its a claw-foot tub, tipped on end; painted blue on the inside, ...
Whatever spirituality is. It's a tough term to nail down. I'm never certain what people mean by it. For whom are you speaking? When you or I say "peop...
Santa and Pegasus do not have a material existence but they do exist as symbols . Othello in a play and an opera; Mimi in an opera; Al Parker in gay p...
The biggest tow truck tows the tow truck that tows the tow truck that tows the tow truck that tows the tow truck... and is big enough to stow the thre...
One of the things I have learned over the years is that one never knows when, where, and how disaster is going to strike next. It will strike, however...
Many people who report depression also report low self-esteem. Perfection, in whatever effort they make, is not achieved, further driving perfectionis...
Depression might have genetic causes, but maybe not. It might have environmental causes (i.e., other people) but maybe not. Not only do we not know pr...
Corporations will tear into genetic experiments they think will produce profitable profits. They will probably be as concerned about adverse consequen...
True enough, but only in the short run; It's not an irresistible force. In the long run, advertising can shape what people desire, what they think the...
To a large extent, advertising is the program. The drama you like to watch, the magazine or newspaper you like to read, the social media you check eve...
IMHO, a male cannot be turned into a female (likewise, a female cannot be changed into a male). What can be done is a change of clothing, hair style, ...
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