A Thought on Hard Work
If you've read my other posts, you'll know that I try very hard not to offend people, especially people I disagree with. I value dialogue and respect between interlocutors. Having…
A Thought on Fighting Fires
Should firefighters exercise or save people from fires? I was rewatching an old Jordan Peterson clip recently. An audience member during an appearance Peterson made on Australian tv asked this…
A Thought on Trauma
Jordan Peterson was interviewed at the Aspen Ideas Festival a few years ago and, during the Q and A portion, John McWhorter asked him a question: How do you know…
A Thought on $44,000,000,000
Money is a very interesting entity. In my mind, it's one of the most amazing inventions in all of human history. Money is the embodiment of the abstract idea of…
A Thought on Books and Masks
Mandatory and forbidden. Is there a gap between those two? Is anything not mandatory therefore forbidden? Is anything not forbidden obviously mandatory? Book bans are in the headlines these days.…
A Thought on Writing About CRT
I really enjoyed working on yesterday's thought on CRT. It was the prime example of everything I love about writing this blog. I am a very normal person. I am…
A Thought on Critical Race Theory
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.Yogi Berra I saw an interview with the great Stephen Fry last year, and he said that…
A Thought on a Spanish Musical
I've been trying to get fluent in Spanish since I was pretty young. The problem is, I don't talk much. Not even in English. So I don't practice. So I…
A Second Thought on Renewing My Passport
Well, I feel silly. The government really stepped up, and I owe them an apology. Not for the process stuff, obviously. The process was dumb. But for my comments on…
A Thought on Traditionalists
I love quotes. I’ve been collecting my favorites for years. There are some pretty smart people who came before us and you can’t stand on the shoulders of giants without…