Control of Cultural Achievements

There is no denying the great cultural achievements of western civilization, its technological brilliance. Virtually all modern innovation, and most of contemporary science comes from Europe and North America- a handful of countries representing a small fraction of the world’s population. Not coincidentally, these are the regions of the world where democracy and economic freedom […]

“So this is how liberty dies…”

…with thunderous applause” I’m a sci-fi enthusiast. I love The Time Machine, the many volumes of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, Asimov’s Robot and Foundation series, and more. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen Star Trek (TV and film), and Star Wars. When my kids were young, I ran Star Trek […]

Paris: A Fool’s Paradise Is a Wise Man’s Hell

A Fool’s Paradise Is a Wise Man’s Hell ? Thomas Fuller The twentieth and twenty-first centuries have seen incredible progress in science, technology, art, philosophy, morality, and more. Not only that, but we can access all that knowledge and wisdom from a device we carry around in our pockets. We have even transcended modernity according […]

The Physics of Lynch Mobs

For Every Action There is an Equal and Opposite Reaction Forces always occur in pairs. For example, when you push a cart, the cart pushes back against you; when gravity pulls you down against the ground, the ground pushes up against your feet. When you fire a rifle, you feel the recoil. When gravity pulls […]

Peaceful Times Are Over

The Dark Ages Have Arrived It’s been peaceful here in North America. There hasn’t been a war in the United States since the end of the Civil War a hundred and fifty years ago. There hasn’t been a war in Canada since we kicked America’s ass in the War of 1812. We’re not used to; […]

Hallelujah: The Messiah Has Arrived

Well, not quite the Messiah, but the messianic era. It’s been affirmed by Barak Obama, leader of the free world. In his pre-golf speech about the beheading of James Foley, the President stated “One thing we can all agree on is that a group like ISIL has no place in the 21st century.” This remarkable […]

Angels of Jihad, Angels of Apathy

Electricity has made angels of us all… Unlike print, TV doesn’t transport bits of classified information. Instead it transports the viewer. It takes his spirit on a trip, an instant trip. On live shows, it takes his spirit to real events in progress. But here a contradiction occurs: though TV may make the viewer’s spirit […]