The recent Supreme Court ruling against Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s affirmative action admission processes has generated lots of backlash from people who embrace intersectionality and critical race theory, as one might expect. While reading reactions across the political spectrum, I’ve learned a new term that has apparently been used for a while…
Continue ReadingCategory: Politics
The Democrat Biden Dilemma
Joe Biden is the incumbent President of the United States. Not unlike Donald Trump in 2016, he was elected more because of the unpopularity of his opponent than his own popularity or policy positions. Biden’s approval rating has dropped from 60% when he was elected to 41% according to Reuters. His unfavorability rating has increased…
Continue ReadingThe Republican Trump Dilemma
A year and a half before the 2024 election and the Republican primary fight is shaping up similarly to the 2016 version. While there were 17 announced candidates in 2015 and “only” 10 candidates this cycle, the results are likely to be the same. Trump has his base that will vote for him no matter…
Continue ReadingWho is John Galt?
I was searching for something to watch on a recent rainy weekend. I found the 2011 – 2014 film trilogy based on Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged on Amazon Prime. It has been at least 15 years since I read Atlas Shrugged and remember it being a brutal read. At over 1,000 pages filled mostly with…
Continue ReadingWhat is the Biggest Threat to Education?
Is the sum total of all the wealth in the world a fixed number that just gets moved around from person to person, group to group, or is wealth dynamic (created)? This is a question I asked a group of college freshmen and sophomores in an entry level business school course. A slim majority of…
Continue ReadingWhat is the Biggest Threat to Democracy?
Donald Trump was back in the news this week. Well, what week is he not in the news? All the media outlets know that he’s such a polarizing figure he always leads to ratings. CNN hosted a town hall featuring Trump that ignited his base as well as his enemies. The tweets were flying from…
Continue ReadingSome Thoughts on Bud Light
I’m not a huge beer drinker – I actually prefer distilled spirits – but when I do drink beer, I often drink Bud Light. It’s an easy beer to drink while golfing or grilling or meeting some friends after work. Unless you’ve been on a different planet for the past month, you’re aware that Bud…
Continue ReadingLogic and Transgenderism
On March 27, Audrey Hale forced her way into a Nashville private school and killed six people – three children, three adults. What makes this school shooting a bit different than other tragedies is that we found out that Audrey, though born female, identified as male and had begun using the moniker “Aiden.” Mass shootings…
Continue ReadingA Fresh Look at MicroAggressions
Microaggression (n) indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group. Vito Perrone had a job offer on the table to return to Easthampton Schools in Massachusetts. Unfortunately for Vito, he addressed the board chair and executive assistant as “ladies” in a follow-up email, prompting the board to rescind the offer. The reason…
Continue ReadingReligious Hysteria in the 21st Century? (Part 2)
I have recently re-read both Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari and God: A Human History by Reza Aslan. Each provides a fantastic overview of how religion and spirituality were an important part of human existence from the very beginning. Some of the earliest known human artwork includes abstract images that…
Continue Reading