Thursday The urge to conform is not, in one sense, strange or misguided. The 19th century was the peak of Western Civilization. It was an age when men strived for reason; when individual rights, including the right to speak and write freely, were sacrosanct. To hold tenaciously to those values was the mark of decency and the foundation of society – a community of shared … [Read more...]
The Story of Gold
Monday Stories of social decay are gleefully published by the media on a daily basis. A small audience pumps the fist in exaltation; an equally small audience sighs in despair. Most continue to pout and take selfies, or play video games, oblivious to the subtle and delicate nature of the civilization that is passing. None understand the cause of the degradation. … [Read more...]
Hillary Clinton
Thursday Yes, Hillary Clinton, one day a woman will be president. It will be because she had the integrity, intelligence and decency to be elected – not just the narcissistic desire. This is the 21st century and we stopped voting for people based on their sex decades ago. There were over fifty female heads of state in the 20th century. You lost, not because you are a … [Read more...]