During the Progressive Era from the 1865-1935, the “progressive movement” supported eugenics and other “scientific” methods for improving the societies of humans. The rush to…
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This post originated on Rogue Rhetorician, yet aligns with many of the comments and emails I receive to Almost Classical. Name calling is the Internet…
Supporters of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton seem to be stuck in reality distortion bubbles. This is slightly more pronounced on the Trump side, where…
No Trump voter cares what I write. They don’t. They don’t care what my opinion of them is. They don’t care what any other over-educated…
By November 7, 2016, a swollen spinal cord was making it nearly impossible for me to sit, walk, drive, or even rest. The next morning,…
The election is over, thank goodness. I see social media posts suggesting we “relax” – but that’s not what anyone should do, no matter who…
The Libertarian Party in the United States is no more (and maybe no less) realistic than the Democratic or Republican parties. The platforms of parties…
Tonight I read a column in which a writer generalized so broadly about libertarianism that I was shaking my fist in anger at the computer…
My wife and I have been in the top ten percent of household incomes off and on for a few years. We’ve even made it,…
The narrative is set, and as a rhetorician, I appreciate the value of a good story in shaping public debate. The rich are getting richer,…