Fear, hate, revenge, ignorance, pettiness, apathy and many other common human foibles drive much of the noise-making in modern American public affairs. Ever-quickening authoritarian goose-steps in recent decades, the most recent decade in particular, have morphed into decisive leaps towards outright...

My now grown up and married daughter has provided a guiding light to me all of her life, and in her longsuffering-yet-cheerful way, continues to hold out a steady and reliable beacon, ensuring that I don’t lose my way. For instance, nearly a decade ago, she urged me to give up small time co...

If you have interacted with AI chatbots over the past couple of years or so, you may have also encountered a number terms used to describe their capabilities. Current AI models, often referred to as Narrow or Weak AI (ANI or AWI), are designed for specific tasks and lack the broad cognitive ab...

“Democracy is the worst form of government. … And democracy is the only social order that is admissible, because it is the only one consistent with justice.”¹

“There never was a Democracy Yet, that did not commit suicide.”²

Some might argue that the United States is, and has always been, an an...

What Does “Christian” Actually Mean?

In our time — a quarter of the way through the 21st century — and in this place (“America”), the word “Christian” is essentially meaningless. Therefore, when one claims “I am Christian,” that claim requires at least a modest attempt at further clarif...

Liberation Day

Common understandings of “liberate” include setting free from a trap; release from prison; discharge from duties; salvation from eternal damnation; deliverance from evil (or at least from ever again having to “squeal like a pig”)¹; emancipation from servitude (if not f...