The Rational Ram

Trying to be rational in an irrational world is the inspiration for this blog. I will leave it to my readers and to posterity to decide whether my blog posts project a rational take on controversial topics, but I do think that my opinions (and these are my honest opinions) are rational. As the Carl […]

On the heels of my previous post on social democracy, I thought I’d supplement that post with some personal words of wisdom to my millennial readers and I hope my words resonate with them. The main takeaway from my previous post is that there is no such thing as a free lunch, but I feel […]

The Venn diagram that opens this post speaks for itself, but this blog post would not be complete without elucidating on why social democracy is a bad idea. The policies of Senator Bernie Sanders, and to a lesser degree the rest of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential election field, are wholly based upon social democratic […]

The photo that opens this post succinctly and aptly illustrates how we Americans overreact to political happenings on an almost daily basis and on a national scale. This phenomenon is not new. Political overreaction in this country, and in the western world as a whole, is as old as the world itself. So what exactly […]

In the aftermath of Super Bowl LIV and the end of the National Football League’s (NFL) 2019 season, I thought I’d supplement the post I made at the beginning of the NFL regular season. If you wish to read that post, click the link below: https://therationalram.blog/2019/09/07/is-the-nfl-scripted/ This season further solidified in my mind how scripted […]

Source of photo: http://dailymedia.case.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/25182226/GettyImages-496685059-1.jpg This post is inspired by a lively and entertaining conversation I had today with a lovely and loving couple at my local bar and grill. I thank them for inspiring me! I think everyone, if they are honest enough with themselves and proud of who they are, can list the influential […]

I responded to a Facebook post with the above meme attached with the following words: They are both (heroes) in their own way. Both stood up to live the courage of their convictions. Whether you agree with their (individual) stances or not does not diminish one and elevate the other. One man’s hero is another […]

Source of photo: https://therationalram.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/806a4-circleoflife.jpg To open this post, I offer my condolences to the families of the nine people who’s lives were lost in yesterday’s tragic helicopter crash near Los Angeles, California. Notable among the dead is NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13 year old daughter Gianna Bryant. I know the media tends to […]

Source of photo: http://sites.psu.edu/comm411spring2015/wp-content/uploads/sites/21499/2015/04/spaceagemeetsstoneage.jpg I preface this post by pointing out that the title subject is not about the theory that we older folks know about surrounding the 1987 crossover television special The Jetsons meet the Flintstones. This theory suggests that the Flintstones is a post-apocalyptic depiction of the world the Jetsons are a part […]

Source of photo: https://therationalram.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cdeb3-green_eyed_monster.jpg And why I don’t like politicians who exploit it to gain and maintain their power. As I mentioned in a previous post, life is not a zero-sum game. No one gains what they earn honestly and through our system of commerce at the expense of anyone else. I posit that no […]