I’ve had several thoughts on politics in rotisserie for the past few years and months, and the Professor’s post inspired me to finally get some of then down on paper. This is one: America is all about the fusing of things that are seemingly anathema. Different races, religions, and cultures all come together to make [...]
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the Red, White, and Blue Scare
21 April, 2010
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the Humanity!
9 November, 2009
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Those who adhere to universals – who insist that axiomatic living is ideal – want us to become machines. We would operate to specification, staying within our parameters, never deviating from the algorithm. But our humanity is found in trying to reconcile the dark and the light, in seeing the good in both. It is [...]
Contracts and Comics
31 August, 2009
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Setting the Stage If you couldn’t tell from my fixation with government and it’s roles, I’m very fascinated with the idea of social contracts. Naturally, I’m used to examining this topic from a customary angle (read – political philosophy). However, I also enjoy the less well-known iterations of social contracts, both where they are being [...]
