The Rational Ram

(Source of photo: https://www.picturequotes.me/quote_pictures/th_martin_luther_king_jr_quote_nothing_in_the_world_is_more_dangerous_than_sincere_ignorance_and_conscientious_stupidity_5410.jpg) Those who know me know that the MLK Jr. quote above is something I often cite or paraphrase whenever I hear or see something that is being said or done out of sincere ignorance or conscientious stupidity. This quote isn’t limited to politics. I can easily apply it to society in […]

(Source of photo: https://image.slidesharecdn.com/generationalleadership-110612172737-phpapp02/95/generational-leadership-8-638.jpg?cb=1450726285) Today I’m railing against the generation wars. I’m considered Generation X given my age (1965-1979), and in my more youthful years, I heard about how “sorry” my generation was, all based on media-driven “characteristics” presented as indicia of the behavior pattern of everyone in my age range. Growing up in the […]

I’m tired of people in this day and age fomenting division and using the human tendency towards tribalism to do it. In this instance, as indicated by the meme in this post, I’m frustrated with the male/female divide. The war between feminists and MRAs (Men’s Rights Activists) and other similar groups is going decidedly more […]

(Source of photo: https://bcdairy.ca/uploads/bcdairy/Resources/SoWhatisNormal.jpg) Let’s engage in a little thought exercise, shall we? Before we do that, I’d like share a line from an episode of one of my favorite classic television shows, The Twilight Zone (from its original run, 1959-1964)… The particular episode I’m referencing is a 1963 episode called Miniature (season 4, episode […]

(Source of photo: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c6/af/80/c6af80d9162024aeec4ee6c8f006cbb3.jpg) Republican vs Democrat. Conservative vs Liberal. Coke vs Pepsi. Ford vs Chevy Alabama vs Auburn McDonald’s vs Burger King It’s amazing to me how easy it is to manufacture a rivalry out of almost anything, from the sodas we drink, to the vehicles we drive, to the fast food we prefer […]

(Source of photo: http://quotespictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/some-people-succeed-because-they-are-destined-but-most-because-they-are-determined.png) A personal short story about a man I admire more than anyone. A man who shaped the kind of man I am today. Over 45 years ago, growing up in a small Texas town that most people probably never heard of outside of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, I lost my father […]

The last post to close this series… If I were actually running for president, I wouldn’t mislead (read: lie) to the American people by using the typical ideological tropes that do not accurately reflect how jobs are created and how vital international trade is to the prosperity of our country. Ergo, this series-closing post covers […]

My penultimate blog post of this series will very clearly outline my stance on gun control… My stance is that we do not have a gun control problem in this country, we have a personal responsibility problem. I am neither a liberal or a conservative, so I have no dog in the left vs right […]

(Source of photo: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C2Ieb_jWIAA5gwU.jpg) Simply because you disagree with them. Our seemingly bitter political bifurcation today is a direct result of more and more people taking their political ideologies too much to heart. Anything or anyone who challenges their ideology, even if respectfully proffered, is viewed as a personal affront rather than honest discourse. It […]

This entry of the series will likely be the pithiest as I think ours is a ridiculously and intentionally convoluted tax system, and thus, a constant topic of debate. I advocate the abolition of the income tax and a return of the tax system that this country used to control the economy (notice that I […]