Feeding off theartificial divisionsmagnified atthe feedstore,the beer joint,the cattle auction;in the produce aisleat Kroger’s oron the streetat night;things have changedSo what is the end game?what is the plan? These peoplewith faults and idiocies –bad habitsof body and mind;they are alsoyour neighbors;attacking themwill not likely getthe desired resultsbut tryingto understandwhy they believewhat they believemost certainly will […]
Americans have never been known for their sense of humor. They are way too prudish, unhip; authoritarian. And most are simply too dumb to “get” the joke. Concepts like satire and parody are difficult for the average American to grasp. A lot of people consider anything which is personally offensive to their minimal, childlike tastes […]
Historically, the will to embrace free expression has gone hand in hand with progressive politics. When I was growing up, public figures who tested the boundaries of indecency and free speech were invariably counter-culture heroes. Throughout recorded time, humor, art, music and literature were understood to be inherently uplifting and liberating, because they were True […]
It’s not the most aesthetically appealing edifice in Chicago, put it that way. Former President Barack Obama is a decent man, and I share a birthday with Michelle so you know she’s totally cool. Chicago is my hometown and I love everything about it. But when I saw the new Obama Presidential Center for the […]
“Go back to bed, America! Here. Watch this, shut up. Here is American Gladiators. Here is 56 channels of it! Watch these pituitary retards bang their fucking skulls together and congratulate you on living in the land of freedom. Here you go, America! You are free to do what we tell you! You are free […]
Few Americans realize that it was only due to the policies of America’s last* president that we even had a Voting Rights Act [VRA]. The VRA and other anti-discrimination laws were going to be the cornerstone of John F. Kennedy’s second term starting in January 1965 [which was virtually assured with a 70% approval rating…] On […]
I’M A TREE HUGGER BABY,LET ME SHAKE YOUR LEAVESYES, I’M A TREE HUGGER BABY,LET ME SHAKE YOUR LEAVESI’M GONNA GRAB MY 10-FOOT HOSE, LORDTHEN YOU GONNA SEE I’M AN ECO-NAZI BABYI’M GONNA GOOSE-STEP TO THE POND,OH YEAH, I’M AN ECO-NAZI BABYI’M GONNA GOOSE-STEP TO THE POND,I’M GONNA FEED ALL THEM DUCKS AND FISHESUNTIL ALL THE […]
Fundamentalism is a system of beliefs and memes which reinforce each other and dismiss all contradictory thoughts and doubts. It traps and enslaves people of all religions, in different ways. It causes a person to become intolerant of facts that challenge one’s personal belief system, and it makes them distrustful of all other points of […]
In his famous treatise Meditation six, Rene Descartes struggles to come to grips with the material world and how we perceive it. He explores the causal relationship between mind and body. Descartes manages to convince himself that he does indeed exist, simply because he is capable of THOUGHT. He is able to synthesize his hypothesis […]
Somebody asked me recently, “So, Mark, what was your greatest accomplishment as a parent?” It took me about 3 seconds to come up with the answer. It involved my adopted daughter, Isabella. I was in my early 40’s and my wife Cleo was in her late 30’s. We realized it was getting a bit late […]
