Monthly Archives: November 2006

In commenting upon my entry on Michael Richards’ tirade, a reader asked whether or not I would deem Richards a racist if, as in the case of Mel Gibson with respect to his antisemitic tirade, Richards had gone into a … Continue reading →

A smart racist does not commit professional suicide.  So while it may true that Michael Richards is a racist, and I do not claim that he is, we should be careful not to be so content with saddling him with that … Continue reading →

If it is true that actions speak louder than words, then American society has got to be one of the most hypocritical societies on the face of the earth, singularly lacking in a sense of perspective.  On the one hand, … Continue reading →

There is universal agreement that Christianity was used to justify the institution of slavery.  There is the so-called curse of Ham story (Genesis 9:20-27) regarding being cursed with dark skin and there is the Apostle Paul’s claim that servants should … Continue reading →

There is symmetrical trust and there is asymmetrical trust.  Assuming an equal level of trust, we have symmetrical trust when two people trust one another with respect to roughly the same things.  We have asymmetrical trust, given an equal level … Continue reading →