I finally have a ‘for the children’ argument that works… PEOPLE with GUNS...
In the last 48 hours, I’ve watched the gun control vs. wild west arguments in the media but mostly in social media and I’ve got to say that I think most people defending the American approach to gun...
View ArticleExhausted by the politics of the irrational — the fundamentalist? So am I.
Technically to simply have faith in the absence of empirical proof is irrational. That isn’t necessarily bad if it produces positive social and cultural outcomes. For those with faith, it’s also very...
View ArticleThe Least Stressful Job for 2013? A Real Look at Being a Professor in the US
The brain trust at CNBC just published this little fluff piece about the least stressful jobs for 2013 and of course the least stressful job was being a university professor. Their rationale? There are...
View ArticlePoor tippers aren’t the problem, it’s our 3rd world economy
Are the poor tippers really the problem for food service employees? A Facebook friend posted this article on his newsfeed today and while I empathize, have worked in food service, and wondered about...
View ArticleIdiocracy, American style
Originally posted on Scholars and Rogues | Progressive Culture:On February 13, James M. Taylor of The Heartland Institute published a deceptive and dishonest blog post at Forbes in which he falsely...
View ArticleAn open letter to rabid 2nd Amendment defenders…
Dear Rabid American Gun Owners: I know a lot of people in the US are worked up about any limitation on what they consider to be an absolute right to gun ownership. In particular, Colorado’s new laws on...
View ArticleTyranny of the minority – geez it’s embarrassing
Yesterday in on of the most ridiculous Senate votes, the US Senate rejected background checks for gun sales by a vote of 54-46 — no, 54 Senators did not vote against the bill only 46 did. Let that sink...
View Article10 Things Most Americans Don’t Know About America
This is a great piece that sums it up…. Since living abroad, I’ve fielded so many questions/ comments like, “An American once asked me where I lived, I told them in Frankfurt Germany and he said,...
View ArticleQuintessential Americanism (defined)
A few weeks ago I watched The Newsroom pilot for the first time and the title character is asked an utterly American question, ‘Why do you think America is the greatest country?’ — his response — ‘It’s...
View ArticleWomen are people too, Andy Murray IS the 1st in 77 years….
Dear overzealous feminists (male and female) whose knickers have been in a wad for DAYS now about Virginia Wade’s 1977 Wimbledon win being somehow irrelevant in the promotion of the Andy Murray winning...
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