(Modern Problems / Ancient Solutions) Denny Petrillo, Ph.D. If we’re paying any attention to such things, we are keenly aware there is a war of words going on. Those of a particular conviction are quick to describe opposing views with terms that are derogatory and...
People who lust for power learned millennia ago that causing people to hate their enemiescan deliver more power to them and their like-minded tyrants. One recent cartoon showed a kingin his castle being besieged by subjects carrying pitchforks and torches. The king’s...
by Bret Carter (August 2023) The little girl sits on the couch, watching a movie. And she cries. She knows the story is justpretend and that the characters aren’t real. But still, the tears come. It’s called compassion. The word is a combination of “suffer”...
by Bret Carter (July 2023) There was a storm. The kind that roars at the windows and claws at the roof. The local newswarned everyone to take precautions, but the power soon trembled and died, snuffing out thetelevision and abandoning the house to darkness. Even...
(or The Wisdom of Roy’s Wife) by Ray Wallace (June 2023) “There’s a rattlesnake under that big rock!” Roy shouted. “I didn’t hear anything,” Ron said. I agreed with Ron. We were actually hunting rattlesnakes in southwest Colorado and this would...
Modern Problems / Ancient Solutions by Denny Petrillo, Ph.D. The modern philosophy called “wokeism” is having a tremendous impact on our society. What is“wokeism”? Here is a rather thorough definition:Wokeism is a term used to describe the promotion of liberal...
