Blogs: Ed Thompson

Something I had to do first, in order to be able to press on and finish reading this book ... (Read the entire blog entry)

Some good points and bad points ... (Read the entire blog entry)

My attempt to improve on (i.e., to "fix") the imperfections of Desiderata. Some might gasp at that. Some may become furious. I admit that it does seem pretty haughty for me to take someone's art and treat it as if it were a bucket full of holes -- only to attempt to fill in the holes myself. It's either terribly insulting to the original artist, or it's the greatest compliment you could give them.

Some may say: "Don't knock it until you try it" or "Why don't you create something instead of knocking something down?" I have got to concede that point (it's a great point, actually). My only response -- and it is admittedly only a response and not a rebuttal -- my only response is that I still am selectively recreating reality according to my own metaphysical value-judgements; I'm just selecting to recreate another's work (effectively passing judgment on it). It's what I might try to call an exercise in "interpretive art" -- my interpretation of deficiency in Ehrmann's art. (Read the entire blog entry)

Folks fighting Proposition 8 want hegemony, not egalitarian democracy/equality. (Read the entire blog entry)

Some dismay regarding some callers to some conservative and liberal radio stations. (Read the entire blog entry)

The current scenario of the Detroit 3 automakers pleading for our tax dollars as a bailout is really the government's fault. Most things are the government's fault. Rand defended railroad tycoons who ended up bribing legislatures for land, because corrupt legislatures were the nature or source of the evil. They still are today. Even still, I got this idea by listening to the radio today -- new cars made here should be appropriately named in order to be honest ...  (Read the entire blog entry)

Fictional toddler, mentally ahead of his peers and even some of his caregivers. (Read the entire blog entry)

You can get two wrong and still get an "A." I will provide a key later. Let me know if you find any of these questions troubling. (Read the entire blog entry)

David Frum is a "new conservative" who has a leftist agenda of altruism, collectivism, irrationalism, statism, taxation, and war-profiteering. (Read the entire blog entry)

Altruist-collectivist hawks are required to get welfare-warfare statism get off the ground in a nation. They find myriad ways to justify altruism, collectivism, and perpetuated wars. Here's good evidence that William F. Buckley was that kind of a person. (Read the entire blog entry)