Dr. ESP Last Thursday night, the NFL draft narrative was dominated by the release on social media of two stories about Ole Miss standout Laremy Tunsil. Minutes before the draft officially commenced, a tweet of Tunsil smoking weed surfaced on the internet. Later that evening, an Instagram post included text messages in which Tunsil asks for money … Read more
My last post focused on the trend in movies and television to generate fear through depictions of terrorist attacks and other acts of violence. Though I briefly touched on docu-dramas and documentaries which demonstrate the better side of human nature, I regret not putting more effort into a defense of Hollywood when it uses the powerful language of … Read more
Several of the candidates running for President in 2016 have based their appeal on fear. Fear of terrorist attacks. Perceived attacks on religious freedom. Concerns who will have his/her finger on the nuclear button. I’ll let you, the reader, decide which are valid and which are fear-mongering. But that decision should be based on what … Read more
Much of the discussion about recently passed religious freedom laws in Indiana, North Carolina and Georgia has focused on the belief that “religious freedom” are code words for discrimination against people in the LGBT community. I believe the issue is broader than that as evidenced by the Supreme Court’s non-decision yesterday (a 4-4 tie) … Read more
Last weekend I visited a friend who has worked for several Republican governors and whose opinion I greatly respect. Of course, I wanted his take on the Trump phenomenon. His response, “You’ve got to admit, he’s brought a lot of new voters to the Republican party.” If you only look at the total number … Read more