There’s a lot of controversy on Twitter today over the SESTA-FOSTA bill that President Trump signed into law last year. Since most politicians want to be known…… Read more “Freedom of Choice–It’s an Adult Thing”
Category: Social Commentary
Passing the Torch
One of my friends recently raised the raised the question of whether the world might be better off under a matriarchy. He seems to believe that life…… Read more “Passing the Torch”
Alan Turing: Too Little, Too Late
After the release of The Imitation Game in 2014, stories about computer genius Alan Turing were in the headlines for months. Now that homosexuality is no longer viewed, at least…… Read more “Alan Turing: Too Little, Too Late”
War For Sale
Where I live, there is a yearly festival called Turkey-rama. As soon as you’re done mocking the name, I’ll tell you a little bit about it. Okay,…… Read more “War For Sale”
Hackers: Our Best Hope For A Free Future
Most of us have been trained by mass media to view hackers as vile criminals, usually thieves lurking in cyberspace, ready to empty our bank accounts and…… Read more “Hackers: Our Best Hope For A Free Future”
Letting Yourself Go
I’ve been thinking about the meaning of the phrase “letting yourself go”. In the context of the working world, being let go means either being fired…… Read more “Letting Yourself Go”
Pockets Of Resistance
This is one of my favorite phrases because it flies in the face of the Borg phrase “resistance is futile”. It means that there are still people…… Read more “Pockets Of Resistance”
Literary Corruption
I’m old enough to remember a time when the New York Times Book Review was a highly respected publication. I happily paid extra for it before meeting…… Read more “Literary Corruption”
The Most Dangerous Word
So what’s the most dangerous word of all time? The. That’s right. The. It looks like an innocent enough word–on the surface. It’s short. It’s…… Read more “The Most Dangerous Word”
If Your Ideas Are For Sale, How Much Will You Cost the Rest of Us?
When I found out that Thomas Edison might not have invented a damn thing himself, I was as crushingly disillusioned as I’d been upon discovering that most…… Read more “If Your Ideas Are For Sale, How Much Will You Cost the Rest of Us?”
The Big Picture 