As a matter of general principle, I believe there can be no doubt that criticism in time of war is essential to the maintenance of any kind of democratic government … too many people desire to suppress criticism simply because they think that it will give some comfort to the enemy to know that there is such criticism.
Category: Nobody Asked, But
Cincinnati
Nobody asked but … It has been a long time, but as usual I enjoyed Cincinnati tremendously. Cincinnati was one of my influences in my youth. It was the largest city within reach of my Kentucky home, and it, along with Boston, was among my two favorite European-style American cities. When I graduated from college,…
Does Philosophy Apply?
It seems to me that one who would be subservient has abandoned wisdom. One does not need to be the wisest of the wise to love knowledge more than being mastered.
Yalta Bibliography II
A man of many talents, Charles Mee was also a historian. He took on the formidable task of identifying 7 of the more important crossroads in human affairs. He believed that Yalta was one of those most salient events.
Cry Wolf
I, too, have great disdain for the MSM, but it is because of their incompetence, laziness, and disincentives toward accuracy, not that they are deliberate liars. POTUS’s drone about “fake news” sounds like the boy who cried “wolf,” with a twang of unfounded self-righteousness.
Let’s Outlaw Murder!
Why don’t we find something that is associated with heart disease and outlaw it. Obesity comes to mind. Why don’t we find something that is associated with unintentional injuries, like automobiles, and ban them. Let’s outlaw death, let’s outlaw guns!
Yalta Bibliography I
The Yalta Conference of 1945 has been shrouded by inattention from mainstream historians. As I find writings on this neglected but critical point in history, I will share the references here in this Blog.
The Yalta Fault Lines
Is it a coincidence that one of the most seismic occasions in human cultural history occurred at a place that is characterized by catastrophic geological phenomena?
Catalunya
Catalunya! How dare such a region express its independence!
The Golden Rule
I don’t get it. Isn’t the Golden Rule simple and straightforward enough? I heard a young girl in the Ophthalmologist’s waiting room this morning, “Why can’t people just treat each other as they would like to be treated?” There’s the confusion — why do people suspend the Golden Rule?