(4 of 5 stars) A really fascinating — if a bit cynical — review of American history mapped along hoaxes, scams, (false) conspiracy theories, religion, cults, post-modernism, and other false beliefs in an attempt to describe and explain our current cultural and political state.
Trump is the symptom, not the disease. Trump was elected as a reflection of the ideas that are already widely adopted in our culture.
The BSA Expands Programs to Welcome Girls from Cub Scouts to Highest Rank of Eagle Scout Today, the Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors unanimously approved to welcome girls into its iconic Cub Scout program and to deliver a Scouting program for older girls that will enable them to Read more…
After the horrible attack in Las Vegas, a lot of people are talking about guns and gun control again. We’ve had a lot of these terrible shootings in the last few years and it’s no surprise to me that people see this as a disturbing trend that needs to be Read more…
I originally wrote this as a FB post and decided to float it over here. I know. Most of my remaining Objectivist friends will already agree with me here. And the rest are probably tired of hearing me go on about this. But this topic gets me really fired up Read more…
Reuters/US News: SCOTUS Overturns Arkansas Ruling on Birth Certificates WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday overturned a state court ruling that allowed Arkansas to refuse to list both same-sex spouses on birth certificates, a decision that helps clarify the scope of protections provided by the high court’s Read more…