Monthly Archives: August 2011

Much has been made this week of Rick Perry’s comments about evolution.  In New Hampshire, Perry was confronted by a cowardly parent who made her little boy ask questions on her behalf — forcing the child up to the governor, … Continue reading →

I am currently reading Jean Baudrillard’s The Transparency of Evil.  Those familiar with the author know that he is no friend of the right.  The central premise of the book is fascinating, given Baudrillard’s political associations.  He argues that the … Continue reading →

For the past two months or so, I have been having an unusual sensitivity to temperature in my left upper molars.  A year ago, the dentist told me that I had a cavity there, but out of childish fear I … Continue reading →

The suit filed by 26 states against the health care bill has been endorsed by a federal appeals court, which struck down the individual mandate: in other words, the government can’t force you to purchase something. The argument of the … Continue reading →

I remember after a semester long doctoral study on rhetoric and ethics with one of my favorite teachers ever, the class was at a loss for how to move forward with the very idea of ethics after we had subjected … Continue reading →

It is always sobering to come to the recognition that you are wrong about something you were very confident that you were right about.  Of course, one always knows one is wrong about all sorts of things, but if you … Continue reading →

I saw the movie Super 8 today with low expectations due to the mixed reviews it received.  It was a wonderful movie.  Throughout the entire film I was thinking Spielberg directed, but when the credits rolled, I saw it was … Continue reading →