Monthly Archives: May 2006

Democracy is generally held to be a most significant political advance over Aristocracy.  This is especially so in view of the simple truth that at its most profound level the idea behind aristocracy is nothing more than a myth, as there … Continue reading →

On my way to Europe recently, I had a most remarkable conversation with a rabid Anti-Semite.  The man, let us call him John, is as unabashedly antisemitic as I am a frequent traveler.  The conversation took place in Newark Liberty … Continue reading →

I have heard it said that blacks cannot be racist.  I have heard this thesis advanced by blacks with the conviction that is appropriate only for a manifestly obvious self-evident truth such as the claim that “Newborn Infants need protection … Continue reading →

It is perhaps a very good thing that I am not God.  For if I were, there would be some serious changes here on earth.  I am afraid that there would be a sharp decline in the population, at least … Continue reading →

There is very provocative and powerful rhetorical statement going around that goes like this: Fighting for peace is rather like fucking for virginity Taking this statement at face value, then it follows that going to war to defeat Hitler was … Continue reading →

One of the striking things about society is that it beginning to blur the distinction between an addiction and an intensely strong desire.  The two are simply not the same.  By definition, an addiction effectively minimizes, if not entirely destroys, a … Continue reading →

I begin with a confession: I never had sex with any of my high school or junior high school teachers.  Of course, my classmates and I talked about sex; and all of us claimed to have had a multitude of experiences.  … Continue reading →