The whole idea behind More Spock is to minimize our emotional responses to the issues of the day and attempt to analyze them using logic and reason. But as a human, I couldn’t help but be sad on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. On that day, our choices for the 2024 presidential election were pretty much…
Continue ReadingThe Danger of Post-Colonial Ideology
I’ve become a fan of Still Standing!, a Canadian television show where comedian Jonny Harris visits small Canadian towns and villages that often experienced a boom in the past but are struggling in the present. The boom might have been related to timber, mining, or simply a strategic stop on a railroad. Harris does a…
Continue ReadingIs Donald Trump a Fascist?
One of the favorite narratives of left leaning media personalities is that Donald Trump is a Nazi Fascist determined to make himself America’s dictator-for-life. He does make it easy for them to paint this picture of him. Language he uses to describe illegal immigrants is not unlike Hitler’s language describing non-Aryans, especially Jews. He enjoys…
Continue ReadingImitation is Flattery
Whenever a sports team becomes dominant in its league, other teams seek to figure out the secret sauce and replicate it. When the San Francisco 49ers began to execute what they called the “West Coast offense” in the 1980s and went on to win three Super Bowl championships that decade, we began to see multiple…
Continue ReadingMy Thoughts on Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce
I don’t care and I don’t understand why so many people do.
Continue ReadingSome thoughts on Anti-Semitism and Islamaphobia
The Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7 began another war between Israel and representatives of the Islamic world. This conflict goes all the way back to the 7th century when Muhammed began to attract followers in Mecca and Medina in what is today western Saudi Arabia. What makes this conflict a little different is…
Continue ReadingIs Ron DeSantis Right?
Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida and the University System of Florida recently banned a student group called Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). The pro-Palestinian group has shown solidarity with Hamas in its conflict with Israel. It has also been organizing anti-Israel protests at universities across the U.S. Is cancelling this group the correct approach?…
Continue ReadingWhy I am not an Atheist
Some of my favorite contemporary philosophers are self-proclaimed atheists. These include Peter Boghossian and James Lindsey. Their individual and combined work in dissecting modern American culture, illiberalism and anti-racism has been both welcome and refreshing. I’m a big fan of Boghossian’s Beyond Woke podcast and his Youtube videos. Peter Boghossian taught philosophy at Portland State…
Continue ReadingThe Politics of Drugs and Guns
I always enjoy discovering that a political party’s platform includes obvious contradictions. The most obvious is abortion v. capital punishment. The Republican base tends to be pro-life, but pro-capital punishment. The Democrat base tends to abhor capital punishment, but is staunchly pro-choice. Life is precious…sometimes. I’ve recently come to realize that positions on 2nd Amendment…
Continue ReadingShould Biden Be Impeached?
Peter Zeihan, one of my favorite podcasters, recently roasted Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, for holding up military promotions over his objections to a new military policy related to abortion care. Tuberville probably deserves the criticism he’s facing for that stubborn stance. However, Tuberville’s response to questions about…
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