Fsrcoin

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1470 )

• Ukraine: Nearing September 1, 1939?

  

  On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. Britain and France immediately went to war. It ended badly for Hitler and Germany. Will Putin, knowing that... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2022 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• American Dystopia: Inverted Trumpian Reality

  

  We’re heading into a “systems collapse,” of the societal structures underpinning our very way of life. The culprit? “Hard Left ‘woke’ ideology.” So says Victor... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2022 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fake Vaccination Cards

  

  Two Long Island nurses have been charged with scamming over $1.5 million selling forged vaccination cards. Reading about this, a few things struck me.They... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2022 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Would I Kill Him If I Could?

  

  A radio interview with scientist Robert Sapolsky shocked me. My humanist book group was currently discussing his tome on human behavior. Sapolsky spoke of his... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2022 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• El Exigente at the NY International Coin Show

  

  The New York International Coin Show is the premier event. It used to be each December; until 2001 when there was a little problem with the location — the... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2022 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Biden in The Winter of Our Discontent

  

  The commentariat’s hair is on fire over the seeming failure of President Biden, his administration, and his Democratic party, with polls showing dismal... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2022 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Noise: Noisier Than We Think

  

  The word “noise” has a special meaning in fields like statistics. Referring to all the reasons why some result deviates from the ideal; like an incorrect... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2022 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trumpism and Religion: God Help Us

  

  Nobody is a better advertisement for atheism than Trump.A man many evangelicals view, despite all his demerits, as God’s instrument for achieving their... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2022 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Call Me Fishmeal

  

  Half listening to the radio — some environment report — I heard the word “fishmeal.” And my brain popped out, “Call me Fishmeal. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2022 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• America’s Catilinarians

  

  The Catilinarian Conspiracy was a notorious episode in Roman history.Rome’s (probably mythical) founding king, in 753 BC, was Romulus — who with his brother... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2022 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Don’t Look Up!

  

  Kate, a grad student working with astronomer Randall, discovers a new comet. Will hit Earth in six months. Twice as big as the asteroid that wiped out the... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2022 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Are America’s Global Interests?

  

  After their December 7 video call, President Biden said Putin got the message “loud and clear” that invading Ukraine (again) would incur a big price.The actual... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Supreme Court Follies #2: Guns

  

  The Supreme Court’s 1857 Dred Scott decision said no Black person can have any rights. That set a high bar for decisional badness. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Supreme Court Follies #1: Abortion

  

  I use the word “follies” not in the fun sense, but as the plural of “folly.” The Supreme Court is plunging headlong toward great follies, as if calculated to... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Whoopi Goldberg Critiques Human Behavior

  

  Whoopi Goldberg is a comic. Or so I’ve heard. Can’t say I’ve ever actually seen her being funny. Nevertheless, seeking a break from my customary heavy reading, ... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Idiocracy

  

  As someone vaunting human reason, the 2006 comedy film Idiocracy haunts me. It starts with an upscale couple — intelligent, educated, thoughtful — agonizing... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Isness: What is Existence?

  

  The deepest of all questions is why is there something and not nothing? Existence either sprang from nothing, or is eternal. Both possibilities make our minds g... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “Let’s Go Brandon!” and the State of American Political Discourse

  

  In case you didn’t know:“Let’s Go Brandon!” means “Fuck Joe Biden!” The latter phrase was chanted at some NASCAR event and the sportscaster mis-heard it as the... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Death, Memory, and Meaning

  

  The biggest fact of life is death. Life’s purpose is preparing to be dead for a very long time. How do we do that?Some try to evade the issue by anticipating... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Deep State

  

  “The Deep State” refers to a locus of true power, hidden, pulling strings behind the scenes. Journalist David Rohde discussed his 2020 book about this, at the... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2021 CULTURE, POLITICS, SOCIETY