None conforming thought
4th of July, a day to mourn the loss of our freedoms
In 1776 America had a population of only 2.5 million. Most Europeans (up to 2/3rds) came here as indentured servants, prisoners, or kidnapped. To gain […]
Punk Stuff
Publicly Sanctioned Hate (musing)
The hate is palpable, but unlike the perceived hate it stands in opposition to, this hate is righteous. This is feel good hate, it’s a […]
Future History
People often believe that history is something that is distant and removed from their day to day lives. That what happened in the past has […]
Cult of Mediocrity
Cream rises to the top, or so I used to think. I always believed that the best and brightest would be recognized and lauded as […]
Post-modern Philosophy – It’s all relative
Post-modern thought is characterized largely by what is known as cultural and moral relativism that sprung out of the atheism movement called secular humanism. In […]
McSex: The Commidification of Sex in the Post-Modern World
Human sexuality can be confounding, mysterious and even frustrating. For all of our increasingly progressive ideas of sexuality and cultural acceptance, sex still is a […]
My Crazy Conspiracy Theory
For sometime the nation’s most respectable politicians have suggested and warned that real power is not in the hands of political leaders, but with a […]
The Rise of the Loveable Idiot
Over the course of the later half of the 20th Century and now the 21st a new male archetype has emerged and been embraced in American […]
When Progress Replaces Culture
When trying to understand human behavior, I believe it is important to run it through a 200,000 year old filter. The hardware Homo-sapiens are walking […]
Social Justice and the Protestant Work Ethic
There is a disturbing trend happening in society today, where the want for policy, regulation, and taxation is higher than that of personal responsibility and […]