In 1323, Pope John XXII declared that anyone who claimed that Jesus of Nazareth and his disciples lived in poverty […]

A DISQUISITION ON THE RIGHTWARD SHIFT OF THE OVERTON WINDOW   Overview Of A Faulty Paradigm:             As I write […]

The morning after his Florida primary victory, Willard Mitt Romney stated on CNN: “I’m not concerned about the very poor.”  […]

In this fifth installment of the Carnival Of Distractions series, I elaborate on some of the points made earlier.  The […]

On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the prominent story on the front page of the New York Times […]

  As with the MIBYs, “most important” doesn’t mean “most significant” or “most influential”.  It simply means: The most important […]

Mitt Romney thinks that people talk about inequality because they are “envious” of people like him.  One can’t help but […]

Social media is very, very powerful.  Indeed, it has helped people topple governments.  It now seems to be coming at […]

(THERE HE GOES AGAIN) Still don’t believe that the Democratic Party is far to the right of center (i.e. a […]

 (ON THE NEED TO ATTACH STRINGS) BACKGROUND: Since the fall of ’08, there has been a well-meaning yet very mis-led […]