Truth, if rejected, is found to be false. Facts, if rejected, are said to be incorrect…Truth is determined by the inquirer’s intention; facts by the inquirer’s outcome. No truth has been changed by applying further knowledge. Many a fact, however, has been discarded when proven incorrect. Jon Huer/Tenure for Socrates Synchronicity is alive and well … Read more
You knew it would happen eventually. Somebody was bound to throw a bucket of water on the bonfire of enthusiasm generated by Kamala Harris’ emergence as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. This time it was a YouGov poll, which according to The Hill, found: While the respondents said that both Trump and Harris are … Read more
In 2006, comedian Robert Wuhl co-wrote and starred in a two-part HBO special “Assume the Position.” Wuhl plays a professor in a history class at New York University (the students are actually film majors). At the outset, he prepares his students (and the HBO audience) for what is to come with the following: Tolstoy said, … Read more
During his interview with George Stephanopoulos, President Biden suggested that the only call for him to step down he might heed would have to come from “God Almighty.” It’s said the Lord works in mysterious ways. If that’s the case, imagine the following scene between Biden and actors James Earl Jones and Kevin Costner, reprising … Read more
Americans love to celebrate the events and people responsible for our nation’s 248 year old experiment in government “of the people, by the people and for the people.” Premiere among national holidays is July 4, Independence Day, the day the experiment left the laboratory. Some, such as Juneteenth National Independence Day (June 19), laud the … Read more