Confessions of a Conservative Atheist
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Two geniuses, separated by their respective fields of study, their appearance, manner, and over two hundred years, but both kept detailed notebooks, jotting down their every thought. Beethoven, however, transformed his into hundreds of published works while Da Vinci wrote thousands of pages he kept almost entirely to himself. Few would debate that Leonardo da… Continue reading Beethoven, Da Vinci, and the mysteries of the creative impulse
I cannot be the only one increasingly tired with critics hailing recycled ideas packaged in slick ways as modern masterpieces, nor do I think anyone should be impressed that a movie made by a small army at a cost of at least a hundred million dollars looks good. Unless you are a recent arrival from… Continue reading “Barbenheimer,” Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, and the dearth of original ideas
Anyone protecting President Joe Biden from the revelations detailed in FD-1023 and the first hand allegations of a massive bribery scheme by a Confidential Human Source in Ukraine cannot be taken seriously as an arbiter of right and wrong. Early in Joe Biden’s Presidency, I urged Democrats to take the “Trump Test,” that is to… Continue reading Democrats are completely failing the Trump Test and losing all credibility as a result
The conflict over a curriculum proposed for Advanced Placement students offered Governor DeSantis a rare opportunity to demonstrate how one can combine an unflinching assessment of United States history with an optimistic, pro-America vision, but he completely blew it. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is purported to be the no-drama alternative to former President Donald Trump,… Continue reading DeSantis’ disastrous unforced error on slavery and African American history
The former President enters the book banning debate not by highlighting the troubling trend of retroactively editing classics for progressive political reasons, the presence of borderline pornography in schools, his party’s censorship crusade, or even defending a single book that was unfairly targeted by conservatives in his opinion. Last week, former President Barack Obama wrote… Continue reading Former President Barack Obama is profoundly political and completely wrong
Like a great sonnet of old, Bruce Springsteen uses the perspective of the speaker to establish a character that is both part of the story and separate from it. A verse about this father cut from the original song, but available in lyric form further illuminates a story of aging that is both universal and… Continue reading Springsteen’s “Glory Days” and the unreliable narrator
The simultaneous writers and actors strikes reveal the deplorable truth that Hollywood hotshots make thousands of times more than their less well known counterparts, who can barely afford to feed their families. Now, they want you to pay more rather than them making less. The entertainment world is reeling from back to back strikes that… Continue reading Hollywood hypocrites should practice the socialism they preach
There is no politics or religion at 100 plus miles per hour. There is no conservative versus liberal going up the Climbing Esses at VIR. Your religion doesn’t matter on the Rollercoaster. No, you might never drive a racecar, but racing is not the only community out there. Racing isn’t for everyone. I think a… Continue reading Everyone needs a racecar or something like it in their lives
One should hope that each of us aspires to learn more about the world and people different from ourselves, but the key to finding strength in your uniqueness is accepting it, not clamoring for meaningless representation and false promises. Last week, a transgender woman, Rikkie Valeria Kolle, was crowned Miss Netherlands, the first to win… Continue reading Transgender and the false promise of normalcy
There is little doubt that ethnic minorities face barriers in a primarily white culture. It could not be any other way when your traditions and history are different from the norm, but the idea that these barriers are the same and regardless of the unique challenges any group faces, they should all simply take one… Continue reading Affirmative action and the end of intersectionality
Confessions of a Conservative Atheist 