The End of Critical Thought

Socrates famously said: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” In the Second Century A.D., Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius declared: “The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.” Sixteen centuries later, Enlightenment thinker and American founding father Thomas Paine insisted: “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of …

Trudeau: Embarrassing but Typical!

A couple of days ago Canada’s Prime Minister tweeted: “Members of Parliament unanimously condemned the anti-semitism, Islamophobia, anti-Black racism, homophobia and transphobia that we’ve seen on display in Ottawa over the past number of days. Together let’s keep working to keep Canada more inclusive.” I have watched dozens of videos of tens of thousands of …

Stupidity and Hypocrisy, day after day after day!

When dealing with those devoid of both Reason and any respect for the Truth, meaningful discourse is impossible. On Jan. 13 Democratic Senators used filibuster to derail a piece of legislation put forth by Republican Ted Cruz designed to deter the completion of the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline bearing Russian natural gas into Germany. I …