Confessions of a Conservative Atheist
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It’s difficult to overstate the radical rewiring of humanity and our role in the world that occurred in Shakespeare’s era, fundamentally altering the nature of our relationship with ourselves, others, and reality itself. A rewriting that might be breaking down today... The late, great literary critic and legendary scholar Harold Bloom once claimed that William… Continue reading Shakespeare and the end of humanity as we know it
Most people likely wouldn’t connect these two bands for obvious reasons, but on two songs, eight years apart, we get the sense the world is rapidly falling apart because those who are supposed to be the wise ones are revealed to be only fools. In 2007, Bruce Springsteen released his fifteenth studio album, Magic, which… Continue reading Bruce Springsteen, Duran Duran, and the wisemen are all fools
It’s certainly not because we’re brainwashed. It’s because we like what we see after decades of establishment failure and outright lies about immigration, economics, international relations, and American life. It’s yet another common refrain in media circles: President Trump’s supporters are brainwashed in some fashion, beholden only to what he tells them, and unable to… Continue reading Trump and the truth about his supporters
Oppenheimer broke laws, was not investigated for any crime or formally charged with one, and yet he was subject to every type of surveillance imaginable at the time. The output of this effort ran to thousands of pages and the contents were frequently used to issue false statements as part of coordinated smear campaign implicitly… Continue reading Oppenheimer and the FBI’s long history of both spying and lying to destroy political dissidents
How the wisdom of George Washington, the indispensable man, and Ferris Bueller, the lovable rogue who valued experiencing the moment, can unite to guide us through these troubled times. “-Ism’s in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, ‘I don’t… Continue reading George Washington, Ferris Bueller, and those “-isms” that aren’t good
A celebration of black history has been replaced with both the comic and the tragic as a leading anti-racist claims the Sistine Chapel captures the concept of white supremacy and an anti-racist author insists whites are psychopaths because of their evolutionary history. Black History Month began almost 100 years ago as “Negro History Week,” founded… Continue reading Black History Month has gone completely haywire in the hands of the woke
Few, if any endings are more tragic, but therein lies Shakespeare’s clever trick. To produce such an effect, he hid a tragedy in what is truly a comedy, the comedy of life itself. Everyone knows Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy because any play that ends with two young lovers, the main characters of… Continue reading Romeo and Juliet and the true nature of tragedy and comedy
One of the most ironic things about getting older is that, mentally at least, you rarely feel your own age. Your body might be well past your middle years, but in your head you’re still a teenager. This fiction is far easier to keep when your parents are still alive because no matter how old… Continue reading Bruce Springsteen, the passing of his mother, his impromptu 63rd birthday party in 2012, and becoming the elder generation
Mr. Petty, who sadly passed away in 2017, is not widely known for writing songs that comment on social issues, much less near-dystopian fiction like “The Last DJ,” generally preferring brilliant, catchy cop confections like “Free Fallin’” and “Running Down a Dream.” Released in 2002, what we might call the early days of digital media… Continue reading Tom Petty’s last hit, “The Last DJ” is more prescient than ever and other thoughts on a remarkable career
It’s a centerpiece of the entire plan to remake America in a purely progressive image and it will not be easy to defeat. Recent victories aside, conservatives shouldn’t be celebrating. They should be girding for a much longer battle ahead. Harvard President Claudine Gay’s fall from grace earlier this month, complete with a golden parachute… Continue reading DEI will not go quietly into that good night
Confessions of a Conservative Atheist 