PinnedMember-onlyWhat’s the big f*ing deal? They’re only books.I felt suicidal. Sad. Scared. I didn’t know where to go, or who to talk to. So, one afternoon, I mustered up the courage and drop by the local library. It was at the center of town, on the corner of Main and State Streets, perhaps typical of small-town, middle-America. …Book Banning4 min readBook Banning4 min read
Sep 29, 2021Making Peace with a Doppelgänger“Who was he?” I’d often wonder. Does he miss me? Does he care? On significant occasions like holidays, graduations and birthdays, there was always that moment of wonder for me. I figured he must. If I had a son, I’d care. Dads care about their kids, right? He must wonder……Self-awareness4 min readSelf-awareness4 min read
Sep 22, 2021Project Veritas Excels At What They Do—Create FictionRemember how on Saturday morning, as kids, we were bombarded with toy commercials. They would depict the toys flying through the air and in imagined scenarios that sparked our imaginations. …Propaganda19 min readPropaganda19 min read
Aug 31, 2021What is Integrity?Do you think of yourself as a person of integrity? Do others see you as one? In this essay, I’d like to share some really powerful distinctions as presented in the model of integrity articulated by Michael C Jensen and Werner Erhard. Their model is powerful and, more importantly, practical…Self Improvement9 min readSelf Improvement9 min read
Aug 22, 2021On Toxic IndividualismAmerica is very sick, and we don’t even know to what extent… The rapid spread of COVID has revealed how incredibly sick American society really is. No, I don’t mean physically. I’m referring to the toxic individualism that currently chokes our culture and is resulting in the life-and-death catastrophe unfolding…Society2 min readSociety2 min read
Aug 15, 2021Member-onlyKnow Your Enemy—It’s Not the VaccineI spoke with someone the other day who seemed clueless about how vaccines work. It shocked me. Let me make this CLEAR. Getting the vaccine DOES NOT MEAN ONE CANNOT get infected by the coronavirus. ANYONE can become a carrier of the virus. ANYONE. A vaccinated person has an immune…Covid-193 min readCovid-193 min read
Aug 8, 2021Member-onlyJust Say “Yes!”Because we have a tendency to default to a “no” or “but” response in life, we limit ourselves without even knowing. Then, we quickly justify our reflexive, negating responses with intricately constructed reasons that effectively limit what’s possible for our future. It’s like snuffing out a spark of inspiration before…Positive Attitude1 min readPositive Attitude1 min read
Aug 5, 2021Member-onlyOn Being HappyWhere is the locus of our happiness — external or internal? Is being happy dependent on things outside of us? If so, what are the criteria? Will we be happen *when*… or happy *because*… or happy *if*… Perhaps you believe like some that happiness is rare and fleeting, only for…Happiness2 min readHappiness2 min read
Aug 4, 2021Member-onlyOn FreedomFor some freedom means the ability to choose — to do whatever one wants, whenever one wants, wherever one wants, with whomever one wants. However, suppose freedom is not *only* about choosing from among various options, moments, places or persons. Suppose true freedom is even greater, more profound. Suppose freedom…Freedom1 min readFreedom1 min read
Dec 19, 2020Member-onlyI’m a naturalized American citizen. As an immigrant I see my culture:Someone posted a question and asked what comes to mind when I think about “America”. Here was my response. Freedom, as symbolized by the ownership of guns, free to assemble and protest, free press to rail against gov’t, oppression and injustice, and free worship. …Americanism2 min readAmericanism2 min read
