(OR, Alas! Alas! Wo is US!) In remembrance of the 120th year of the death of Joseph Ferdinand Keppler (1 February 1838 Vienna – 19 February 1894 New York) … an Austrian-born American cartoonist and caricaturist, who greatly influenced the growth of satirical cartooning in the United States;[*] and the 125th year of the publication […]
AWAKE !!to the price-tag ofdelusion. Once upon a time, Adam Smith said: People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. (The Wealth of Nations, p. 148—I.X.I) Once upon a (more recent) time, foreigners
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A [mathematical] ceiling is a [philosophic] term used to describe “the unseen, [unacknowledged, peer-enforced] barrier that keeps [many modern scientists] from rising to the upper rungs of [knowledge and truth], regardless of their qualifications or achievements.” (Adapted by this blogger from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_ceiling ) IF Plato (/ Socrates) is right: ▪ that “The Divided Line”1 as
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Back in October 2009, I wrote the following:* “Despite the “neon” warning that: It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God[1] most of us, in our fondest dreams, wish we were smitten with riches and that we
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(OR Déjà Vu of “The Terrible Twos”?) This post is in commemoration of the 107th Anniversary year of the founding (1907) of Ayn Rand’s (1905-1982) philosophy of “Objectivism.”1 Before you swear in outrage at this ridiculous accusation, let me swear: “This commemoration arises out of Ayn’s very own words.” Check it out yourself: “I was
(These thoughts were sparked while listening to CBC Radio, “Ideas” (Paul Kennedy) “Machiavelli: The Prince of Paradox,” broadcast 6 November 2013 in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the writing of The Prince.1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Satire: “the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context
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Would the powers that be please schedule an open, global convention to discuss the despicability of bullying? Of course, we are beginning to name (and condemn) it for what it is, though we have a long way to go, particularly when it happens in families, or when the bully is especially powerful, wealthy, or famous.
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