The Rational Ram

I am growing weary of having to explain to friends and family, that quite frankly should know better, that the Electoral College (abbreviated to “EC” for the rest of this post) is vital to free and fair presidential elections. For those who do not know how the EC works and why it is vitally important […]

Another short post today…. As of this posting, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump reportedly tested positive for novel coronavirus. Mr. Trump tweeted this diagnosis at 1am, 2 October 2020. His doctors also confirmed the positive test and that the President and First Lady are quarantined and being monitored for symptoms at this […]

I know I have not posted for a while, but I feel motivated to share my thoughts on the first of three presidential debates leading up to the 2020 election. Three thoughts, to be precise. I will keep my thoughts in the realm of the objective, as I often strive to do, and limit my […]

Greetings to my readers, I have not posted up for a while, but my two grandsons were on my mind this morning and that thought inspired me to make this post. I preface this post by reiterating that men have the burden of performance in protecting and providing for themselves and their families. I realize […]

I am an avid consumer of news. I stick mainly to local news because many of the events and happenings that affects us directly tend to happen at the local level. I am not a fan of national network news outlets, like CNN, Fox News, or MSNBC. In fact, most news sources, including local news […]

PREFACE: The five steps below can (sadly) only be effectively implemented on an individual level. It is the individual in aggregate that influences the collective. The task of changing a nation is just like start of the ruin of a nation… They both begin in the homes of its people. I also must preface that […]

William Shakespeare’s profound words are often analyzed, imitated, and subject to interpretation. This is because more than 400 years after his passing, his words still convey philosophical wisdom. What exactly IS in a name? What prompted me contemplate this Shakespeare quote (spoken by Juliet in Romeo & Juliet) is the rash of demands to rename […]

The photo above is an interesting little thought exercise my wife conducted on Facebook. Are the woman and the horse coming or going? In response to my wife’s post, I stated that they are going and not coming, my logic being that the tail and the head position gives it away, according to me… 😉 […]

On the eve of Father’s Day 2020, I am once again seeing the trend of people wishing single mothers a happy Father’s Day. Words cannot adequately express my disdain for this trend and how utterly disrespectful it is, even to the single mothers it is meant to elevate. Firstly, by definition a woman cannot be […]

Change is the essential process of all existence. Leonard Nimoy (as Spock in Star Trek) Statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke (1729-1797) is considered the “father of classic conservatism”. He opined that “a society without the means of some change is without the means of its preservation”. While it appears incongruous to mention a political philosopher […]