In the heady “beatnik” days of the late 1950’s, a favorite expression of the members of that culture was: “CRAZY, man!” That idiom eventually faded from the popular lexicon to be replaced by “FARRR out, man!”, “GROVVY!”, “TOTALLY AWSOME!” “COOOOOOOL!”, and other colorful expressions. Well, after all these years, it’s time, I think, to bring it back. Why so? Well
The Supreme Court confirmation proceedings of Judge Brett Kavanaugh (that we’ve all witnessed, in excruciating detail, from multiple media sources over the past three months) represents nothing less than the collision of today’s #MeToo movement with America’s tradition of due process and the presumption of innocence (which are rights that we all enjoy and are clearly delineated in our Bill
>The new buzz words among today’s Democrats and “progressives” appear to be “credibly accused”. In fact so many “progressive” commentators have used that particular phrase, that many of us have come to suspect that someone or some group on the left is manipulating the response. Be that as it may, a rush to judgement is NOT the American way. Should
>The new buzz words among today’s Democrats and “progressives” appear to be “credibly accused”. In fact so many “progressive” commentators have used that particular phrase, that many of us have come to suspect that someone or some group on the left is manipulating the response. Be that as it may, a rush to judgement is NOT the American way. Should
Just when it has become obvious that Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations regarding Judge Kavanaugh have fallen completely apart, the Democrats have found another “victim” willing to smear the candidate. So the circus continues. Let’s take a closer look. First, at Blasey Ford. Since Diane Feinstein sprung the Blasey Ford allegations on the Judiciary Committee two weeks ago (MONTHS after they
Well, it appears that the “ground rules” involving youthful sexuality in America are in flux yet again. Following a rather repressive situation in the 50’s, America’s sexual mores underwent a seismic shift in the 60’s and 70’s. The coming of age of baby boomers, beneficiaries of a privileged and somewhat permissive upbringing, coincided with the invention of oral contraception as
Earlier today Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was on CBS calling for further delay in the date that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testifies as to her accusations of sexual impropriety by Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Dr. Ford, through her attorney, claimed that an appearance on Monday would be “impossible”… Impossible?… IMPOSSIBLE?!… What?…
James Comey does not, apparently, like to be out of the limelight for long. I was surprised yesterday when Mr. Comey was interviewed on CBS as a guest commentator regarding accusations made by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford against Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. I was even more surprised when, in that interview, he threw cold water, albeit somewhat grudgingly, on
Epistemology is a branch of philosophy that deals with how we determine truth. Although the topic might seem simple on the face of it, a closer look reveals a much more complicated picture. In the realm of science a postulate is deemed to be true if it makes predictions that are found to be accurate in various experiments. The matter
There was NO one more disappointed than I with the 2008 election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States. I just KNEW that he was a dishonest individual with a chip on his shoulder and an axe to grind that would harm our country. These suspicions, unfortunately, were more than born out during his tenure. Despite my