Monthly Archives: September 2007

One of the most riveting lessons to be learnt from the fact that, in prison, many heterosexual men regularly seek to receive oral sex from men or to have the active role in anal sex with men is that most of us … Continue reading →

Perhaps there is a God after all; for I find that I am in substantial agreement with Al Sharpton regarding the following point.  He thinks that a man does what is offensive in calling a woman a bitch, no matter what … Continue reading →

Give me options or give me death!  Monsieur Patrick Henry did not make that claim.  He said “Give me liberty or give me death”.  He was claiming an entitlement that people should be free to choose to live their lives … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, there was a TV-anchorman named Walter Conkrite.  It is probably false that he actually reported the news exactly as it in fact happened.  No doubt he, too, put his spin on things.  But there really was … Continue reading →

If there is one thing, more than any other, that the internet has effectively undermined with absolute aplomb it is accountability.  It goes without saying, of course, that one of the most formidable advantages of the internet is that it … Continue reading →

It is a striking feature of the times that never have so many insisted upon their right to so much freedom while, at the same time, claiming so little control over their choices.  On the one hand, people insist upon … Continue reading →