THE FRAILTY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION

I graduated from a Jesuit university.  For those unfamiliar with the Jesuits, this was a group that was created by St. Ignatius Loyola, a catholic priest around the 16th century.  The full name is The Society of Jesus.  During my years at university, I was exposed to the traditions of western thought.  Here’s a mini […]

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I wanted to point your attention to an article I read regarding a new law that is supposed to protect children.  To refresh your memory, last summer chaos ensued when toys made in China had high levels of lead.  To counter this, our lovely government passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.  In […]

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Like you I was completely shocked about the mother of the octuplets already having 6 kids!  The fact that Nadia Suleman is unemployed, living with her parents and living on welfare made me mad as H**L.  Just to be clear I am not an advocate of policing women’s wombs.  My concern is for the children who […]

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Here’s my first review of a novel.  The Fountainhead, written by my favorite philosopher Ayn Rand was published in 1943.  I’ve always believed that fiction, good fiction that is, can give lessons on life than non-fiction cannot.  I’m currently re-reading the book.  The character of Howard Roark is someone who lives his life with integrity, never compromising his standards […]

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I’m a little ambivalent about Black History Month.  I think it’s completely unnecesary to designate one month out of the year to celebrate blacks contributions to American society.  Growing up my family exposed me to black Americans who had tremendous influence on our culture.  And it didn’t occur once a year!!!  I was exposed to many […]

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One of my favorite subjects in school was history.   A few months ago I read book review from The New York Sun, a now defunct newspaper about The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin’s Russia.  This book details a little known tragedy in American history.  During the Great Depression over 2ooo Americans decided to leave the country for Russia in the […]

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Now that the inaugural festivities are over, I think it’s time for some reflections on our nation in this heady time.   I’m struck by so many Americans that do not understand how the United States came about.  Considering the impoverish state of historical education, I shouldn’t be surprised.  One of my biggest peeves is calling […]

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I’m currently reading a book about the modeling industry.  Titled Bad & Beautiful: Inside the Dazzling and Deadly World of Supermodels by Ian Halperin, the author goes undercover as a model.  He gives a detailed account of what really goes on beyond the glitzy covers of Vogue and Elle.  What he chronicles is a world […]

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Continuing on my theme of economics, I’m currently reading a book called Crash Proof  by Peter Schiff.  If you are a financial news buff like me, you’ve probably seen him on a number of cable news programs.  I’ve noticed with these cable shows the majority repeat what everyone else says.  There’s an echo chamber, which […]

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I know, the term socialism is coming up a lot since the election of Barack Obama.  With government bailouts of every industry, one wonders will the country turn totally socialist?  I’m disturbed by Americans willingness to relinquish their economic freedom bit by bit.  It seems people have forgotten that government should not be involved in […]

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