Confessions of a Conservative Atheist
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There are few places on Earth where you can arrive in the wrong city in the middle of the night and still find a nice hotel room and a hot meal in less than twenty minutes. India is one of them and much, much more. After well over 20 hours of travel, I arrived in India… Continue reading The magic of India, the world’s largest country and democracy, home of some of the world’s oldest languages
Poets may claim that love conquers all, but back in the real world there are forces beyond your control that can easily tear a relationship apart. Many people fear the future, fueled by jealousy and doubt, but sometimes things simply work out if you’re only hopeful enough to see it. My wife and I didn’t… Continue reading Livin’ in the Future: The first Springsteen song for me and my wife
This will likely be my last post for several weeks, not because I am abandoning this project, far from it. Instead, I will be undertaking a hopefully epic journey that is only possible in the modern world, covering some 25,000 miles in less than a month. This will likely be my last post for several… Continue reading The miracle and madness of travel in the modern age
Teddy Roosevelt’s foreign policy was based on a fundamental contradiction. He believed in right and wrong, but understood that in the real world might all too frequently makes right whatever we may wish. The tension between the two during World War I and the potential outcomes that may arise serve as lessons for today. Teddy… Continue reading The essential paradox underlying Teddy Roosevelt’s foreign policy and lessons for the modern world
President Biden officially entered the race with a broadside against his opposition which if the polls are any indication is likely to be former President Trump, setting up a rematch of the oldest in history. Meanwhile, Governor DeSantis’ supporters are close to freaking out… A mere six months ago, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was the… Continue reading DeSantis supporters sure are getting desperate while Biden himself gets older and even more tired
The President has always promised not to raise taxes on those making less than $400,000 per year, but now we learn that fees applied to mortgages don’t count in his mind, or transactions on Venmo or PayPal of more than $600 per year in what mounts to a war on responsibility. “The one thing all… Continue reading Yes, President Biden is coming for middle income Americans, not just the rich
How the media transformed three isolated accidental shootings into a commentary on race and the radical irresponsibility of gun owners in America, creating an entirely new category of ringing doorbells while black and promoting what can only be seen as the confiscation of firearms. The mainstream media, at least exemplified by CNN, is in a… Continue reading Is there an epidemic of doorbell and driveway shootings we aren’t aware of?
Last weekend, thousands of teenagers descended on Millennium Park in a social media organized mob and wreaked havoc, burning cars and attacking people, but few were arrested and many fear the worst is yet to come as the weather gets warmer. Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson and others believe it was a cry for help rather than… Continue reading Chicago’s mayor-elect seems to think rioting teenagers with cell phones are the equivalent of striking workers in 1894
The pyramid of marginalization pits one disadvantaged group against another and, in this case at least, the white people at Change.org ultimately decide who is deserving of representation whatever the historical facts or whether it’s actually cultural appropriation. Netflix’ upcoming Queen Cleopatra docuseries has been accompanied by a controversy that is perfectly illustrative of our… Continue reading Netflix’ Queen Cleopatra: One person’s cultural appropriation is another’s representation
While the Biden Administration brags about how inflation is declining, consider purchasing a car or a house where increased prices combine with spiking rates to cost consumers over a thousand per month, every single month. It’s no surprise almost two thirds of the country lives paycheck to paycheck and credit card debt is at an… Continue reading The automobile and housing markets reveals the death spiral of high inflation and high interest rates
Confessions of a Conservative Atheist 