by Ai Friendly | Aug 1, 2017 | Politics, Witty Repartee on any topic
Motivated Reasoning “The most common of all follies is to believe passionately in the palpably not true. It is the chief occupation of mankind.”– H. L. Mencken President Trump’s attacks on media and “fake news” is somewhat justified. There is a grain of...
by Ai Friendly | Jul 31, 2017 | Politics
Marcus Aurelius The Stoic Emperor Role models can be found in the modern world or the ancient. Marcus Aurelius, for instance, ruled ancient Rome from 161 to 180 Common Era (C.E.), and has become known as the last of the five “good” emperors. He came closest to...
by Ai Friendly | Jul 29, 2017 | Politics, Witty Repartee on any topic
Hastings Florida The National crisis in Microcosm If you have read the New American Constitution, then you know about the dissolution of the city charter in the former town of Seneca Nebraska. If not, please read that post. The small town of Hastings Florida in St....
by Ai Friendly | Jul 28, 2017 | Witty Repartee on any topic
Parliament of Whores P.J. O’Rourke 1992 “God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat.” “Democrats are the party of government activism, the party that says government can make you richer, smarter, taller and get the chickweed out of your lawn. Republicans are...
by Ai Friendly | Jun 11, 2017 | Politcal Parties, Politics, The Law
The New American Constitution There was a segment on National Public Radio (NPR) (4/15/2017) about a place in Nebraska that used to be named Seneca. It used to be a town until the people of Seneca voted on a resolution to dissolve the city charter. The measure passed...
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