Poetry, Prose & Philosophy from Life
In the news this week, 12 citizens of the great state of Wisconsin decided that if a child points a gun at an adult, and said adult attempts to disarm the child, the child may shoot and kill this adult and this is totally fine. Beyond being merely acceptable, to some it is downright heroic. … Continue reading The American Fetish
Over the stretch of my life I have rejected a cult, been rejected by a cult and founded a cult. But, then again, on some other level entirely, I completely do not understand the appeal of a cult. When I am a spectator from the outside looking in and examining people accepting strange beliefs and … Continue reading Being-in-the-Web
My culture tells me that we are beings who act from rational self interest. Ahem, my irrational self interest is, clearly, unworthy of discourse. If I am given conflict — to which I must be resolute — I must be logical and reasonable. My emotional disposition is irrelevant, irrational and, if showcased, counterproductive. I am … Continue reading An Economy of Violence
In the 1960’s, the French social critic Guy Debord inscribed his magnum opus The Society of the Spectacle, where he argued in Wittgenstein fashion that capitalism — as it was in the 1960’s — impressed upon the world a shift from a society that seeks to ‘have’ to a society that seeks to ‘appear to … Continue reading On the Violence of Social Media
Today is Memorial Day and we are bombarded with Facebook posts that ask us to take time to honor the men and women who have served our country and to not passively and disingenuously dismiss Monday as being only instrumental in allowing for a three-day weekend and an excuse to drink in excess with social … Continue reading A Hopeful Memorial
1— Introduction The majority of political discourse on the national stage — with varying degrees of philosophical and rhetorical decorum — is evident that the question of public education is a matter of contention and debate. There have been countless efforts in the last few decades to prop up the american education system and notwithstanding … Continue reading On The Efficacy of Education Reform
Dear Barack Obama, I watched your ten minute impassioned speech on youtube this evening in response to the recent tragic events — which has become all too common and all too cliche’d of an expression. You onerously uttered with the exasperation of a father who has lost hope, lost options and is beginning to … Continue reading A Violent Hope
1— “And that’s the way it is.” A totally emo hedge-fund manager, a dead Syrian boy and the Pope walk into a bar… I wish there was some obvious punch line or humor that could be drawn from these seemingly unrelated topics, but I fail to see any at this point. But, maybe that … Continue reading Je Suis Martin Shkreli
1. Despite Stephen Hawking's claim that philosophy is dead, every single human action made by every human in Western culture, is, first and foremost, an action with ethical implications and secondly they all contains metaphysical assumptions— alas, philosophy exists in everything we do. Something as simple as buying coffee in a consumable, non-recyclable cup from … Continue reading The Confederate Flag Waves in Utopia
You may have noticed in the past few years, there has been an increase in the popularity of Zombie's and the subsequent apocalyptic disaster than generally ensues. The Zombie folklore began increasing in popularity in the 1970's and then dramatically increased in popularity again in the late 1990's through present day, as exhibited in an examination of the … Continue reading Zombies & the Postmodern Human
Nothing's Sacred 