The Rational Ram

(Source: imagesyouwontseeontv.com) I touched on the lack of substance found in Hollywood movies these days in a previous post, but the meme above started me thinking about how other media, television in particular, contributes to “the dumbing down of America”. American television is a very powerful medium. For proof of this fact, look no further […]

(Source of photo: mr_teleporter) The most misunderstood dynamic of human nature is the power dynamic. Power in the context of this blog post is defined as: Possession of control, authority, or influence over others. (Source: Merriam-Webster) The meme at the top of my post is taken from a particularly memorable scene from one my favorite […]

(Source of photo: Deviant Art https://www.deviantart.com/onenine72/art/John-Williams-Tribute-325819826) I’m often criticized by family and friends for being finicky about movies today. The last film I actually took the time to go to a theater to watch was Black Panther, and while I left the theater entertained (I was an avid comic book collector/reader/fan as a kid), I […]

And why it makes the United States of America great. President Trump’s 2016 campaign slogan, which appears to be his 2020 campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again” (MAGA for short), was a very curious choice for a campaign message. At least for him. For starters, it is hardly original. The late former President Ronald Reagan’s […]

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. -Franklin D. Roosevelt Obi Wan has taught you well, you have controlled your fear; now release your anger, only your hatred can destroy me! –James Earl Jones as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back The two quotes above perfectly […]

The recent discourse concerning gender relations, made more vitriolic by the #metoo movement, started me to thinking and then analyzing the arguments from all sides, and I think I have identified the disconnect… The people spouting the most vitriol, whether male or female and regardless of position, are confusing conventional masculinity with toxic masculinity. Allow […]

Ok, I’ll admit up front that this blog entry is going to seriously undermine my small L libertarian cred because libertarianism’s very foundation is built around Adam Smith’s treatise on classic liberalism economic theory The Wealth of Nations. The “invisible hand” of the free market is, at best, infallible and at the least, far better […]

It is very difficult to accept the truth that we human beings take great comfort in emoting versus thinking critically. Critical thought requires two very essential qualities that are antithetical to emotional thought: -The ability to set aside one’s self-interests or deeply held opinions on a particular issue or topic of discussion. -The ability to […]

Source of photo: https://www.sportsnewsden.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/05/Ex-NFL-exec-tells-truth-about-Colin-Kaepernick-1024×683.jpeg In a conversation today regarding the National Football League (NFL) and fantasy football with a colleague, the subject of the controversial “kneeling protest” by (primarily, but not only) black players during the playing of the National Anthem before games came up. Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick started sitting down and then […]

I often hear people, out of pure frustration, lament about how “the system is broken”. “The system” is a term that can be applied to a number of different things, but most often when people use this term, they are referring to “the government”. The United States government is hardly a monolithic entity that operates […]