The Rational Ram

Source of photo: https://www.pinterest.com/democracyatwrk/infographics/ When I regularly debated politics, both online and in person when I was pursuing my undergraduate degree, the topic of “income inequality” and the “shrinking middle class” often came up with more conservative minded people vehemently denying that income inequality was even a problem while simultaneously (and rather incongruently) blaming former […]

Source of photo: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vyFjPHwF6To/maxresdefault.jpg This post is probably not going to endear my female readers to me, but unfortunately, the truth is often far less popular than a comfortable lie. The gender pay gap is a myth. Period. Point blank. End of the story. At least the cause of the gap is a myth… One […]

Source of photo: http://sportsmockery.com/2015/08/jake-arrieta-free-agency-rumor-is-bad-news-for-the-cubs/ and Warner Brothers Some men aren’t looking for anything logical, like money. They can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn. –Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth This quote from the Dark Knight Rises perfectly encapsulates what the DC Comics supervillain The Joker […]

Source of photo: http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/35985 To hear many people on social media, conservative media, and the denizens of the so-called “Manosphere” tell it, there is a relentless and devastating “war against masculinity” being waged in the western world to destroy the patriarchy and replace it with a matriarchy, effectively relegating men to more a effeminate, less […]

I love etymology. For those unfamiliar with the term “etymology”, it is the study of the history of words. Some people (like me) like to occasionally study the deeper meaning behind words. Take the words “love” and “work”, for instance… I am devoid of the belief in coincidence. Life experience taught me a long time […]

Source of photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Johnny-automatic-scales-of-justice.svg Unless you’ve been living under a rock, Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who shot and killed Dallas accountant Botham Jean while in his apartment, mistakenly believed to be the assailant Guyger’s apartment, was found guilty and subsequently sentenced to 10 years in prison. There is a great deal of […]

Source of photo: https://eagleman6788.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/puppetmaster.gif The media sell We the People a lot of things… Sex. Drama. Intrigue. Action. Disgust. Affirmation. There was a time when making people think made for good television and theater, but that isn’t as mainstream as it once was. All of the things media sells us are designed for one purpose… […]

First post in a while… Sometimes life gets in the way of posting for various reasons, but the reasons in this case are very good reasons (I’m on a much needed vacation), but I’m glad I’m able to make time to make a post. Today’s post is a bit of a thought piece (you know, […]

Source of photo: ESPN.com I’m a sports fan. I used to be a sports fanatic. Of course, “fan” is short for fanatic, but there is a difference between being a fan of a team, player, or sport and being fanatical about the same. I’m a lifelong fan of the Dallas Cowboys (I’m a native of […]

Keeping this post pithy today… I think the opening quote from the Dalai Lama is powerful and poignant enough and it would be madness to disagree with the wisdom conveyed by it. However, I am fairly certain that when most people are given the advice to “be better”, this quote does not come to mind. […]