February 2016 – The Octogenarians

The Apple of your (FB)Eye

David Hume is haunting us.The problem of knowing what is true is too much with us! Our "passions"( modern lingo...feelings...)mislead us.The Apple/FBI-Judiciary dispute is a perfect example.My instinctive response was…

Intergenerational Dialogue

As has been noted previously(and often) a major aim of this blog is to promote dialogue between generations.Recent developments in the U.S. and the world seem to have intensified(if possible)…

Disparity

HW(pitcherinthewry.blogspot.com) supplied us a N.Y. Times article indicating that lifespan disparity between the rich and poor in the U.S. had increased to incredible proportions.While modified by gender,race,and ethnicity the fact…

Black History Month,Valentine Day Massacres and President’s Day

We're in the middle of black history month and the police shootings continue.The democratic party fight between Bernie and Hilary is intensifying and the republican party contest resembles a Valentines…

Death of a Giant: RIP Nino

Last Friday evening or early Saturday morning,supreme court justice Antonin Scalia died.Indisputably the foremost adherent to and definer of strict constructionist thought Scalia turned the supreme court away from constitutional…

Symbolic Interaction At the Iowa Caucus

JTG and SB have brought to my attention that on the Monday evening preceding the Iowa caucus, Melissa Harris Perry of MSNBC and Wake Forest University,was verbally assaulted and threatened…

The Donald & The Race Card

Trump is now crying foul about the dirty game played in Iowa.Cruz supporters called on Carson pledgers, informing them that Ben Carson at 9% was dropping out of the caucus…

There But For The Grace Of God,Go I ?:The Petraeus Retirement

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The military retirement board has spoken and 4 star general David Petraeus will retire as a 4 star general.This despite his conviction for sharing classified information with his biographer/mistress.There is…