“They sit for coffee and laugh at us often.” —Unknown As both the wise and foolish say, “Elections have consequences.” Too often bad ones. The fundamental problem in democracies…
Category: <span>Woke</span>
“The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.” —Herbert Spencer “We love the sound of the future,” your audience…
BD Wong takes the knee. “We live on a placid island of ignorance.” —H.P. Lovecraft The above picture is a bearcat (from the Secret-PH.com website). This unassuming mammal is…
[This is from an unpublished work, Bonfire of the Inanities, which was written in response to the BLM craziness that erupted after the death of George Floyd.] I offer what I…
“The rat has an excuse. As far as we know, it does not appear to have developed a soul, or that intangible quality of justice, mercy, and reason.” —Hans Zinsser,…
The alphabetization of phony virtue. If you thought the odious ideology of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) couldn’t get any more cringy or Orwellian, the City of Martinez, California, says,…
[This is from an unpublished work, Bonfire of the Inanities, which was written in response to the BLM craziness that erupted after the death of George Floyd.] I’m wearied by the…
[This is from an unpublished work, Bonfire of the Inanities, which was written in response to the BLM craziness that erupted after the death of George Floyd.] A mandatory “waiting period”…
A January 24, 2025 article in the sports section of the San Francisco Chronicle is yet another example of Wokeness providing comic relief: “Sonoma State move exposes jarring realities.” The…
[This is from an unpublished work, Bonfire of the Inanities, which was written in response to the BLM craziness that erupted after the death of George Floyd.] Another vital thing to…