After a bitter and highly contentious 2016 election, the American people have elected Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, in an unexpected win for the non-establishment Republican candidate. And in other news, the sky appears to be falling. It’s no secret that Donald Trump’s “upset” victoryContinue Reading
Sunday, October 9th arrived, and I found myself on the road for the majority of the day, unable to settle in and observe the spectacle from home that most Americans were watching: the second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. I was, however, able to stream the debate,Continue Reading
American politics, and culture in general, present numerous “vanity traps” to us today. Is there a deeper sense of self that we have lost, due to our absorption in the instant gratification of technology and culture?Continue Reading
“The only people truly bound by campaign promises are the voters who believe them.” These were the words of the late political commentator Christopher Hitchens, whose written works and published essays chronicled everything from self-ascribed beefy “modern” Democrats like Bill Clinton (who Hitchens seemed to despise), to literary greats likeContinue Reading
There is an ancient Chinese curse (or at least, a phony English one purported to be from further East), which has been oft repeated over the ages. It goes something like this: “May you live in interesting times.” It certainly feels that these times in which we presently reside might qualifyContinue Reading
I’m not an “anti-vaxer”. I support vaccinations administered to children, with the aim of preventing disease, and in accordance with dosage sizes and schedules recommended by the Centers for Disease Control. With that disclaimer out of the way, lately I’ve become interested in the variety of responses to statements aboutContinue Reading
Is it fair to compare massive structures in places like Dubai to the pyramids of Egypt? Absolutely… but comparisons about slave labor don’t work as well.Continue Reading