When is an Ad Hominem Argument a Legitimate Tactic?
Richard W. Bray When is an Ad Hominem Argument a Legitimate Tactic? Alexandria Have you ever been arguing with someone and you knew there was something wrong with her argument, but you couldn’t figure...
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Richard W. Bray The Thieves in Charge Alexandria As his presidential administration was crumbling due to the Watergate Crisis, President Richard Nixon declared: “People have got to know whether or not...
View ArticleDistant Neighbors–The US and Mexico
Richard W. Bray Distant Neighbors–The US and Mexico Alexandria Probably nowhere in the world do two countries as different as Mexico and the United States sit side by side….Probably nowhere in the...
View ArticleAngry Atheist Syndrome
Richard W. Bray Angry Atheist Syndrome Alexandria The following exchange from Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Slaughterhouse-Five takes place in a WWII POW camp between a German guard and an American prisoner....
View ArticlePower to the Cuff Links
Richard W. Bray Power to the Cuff Links Alexandria President Obama is so not the guy he pretended to be in 2008. But sadly, most of his liberal supporters would rather twist their brains into...
View ArticleCruel To Be Cruel
Richard W. Bray Cruel To Be Cruel Alexandria J.K. Simmons garnered an Academy Award for his portrayal of the cruel, exacting, excellence-obsessed music teacher Terrence Fletcher in the movie Whiplash....
View ArticleCelebrity Politicians Play by Their Own Rules
Richard W. Bray Celebrity Politicians Play by Their Own Rules Alexandria California’s once-mighty Republican Party, which propelled three men into the White House during the twentieth century, gets...
View ArticleNews Flash–Our Rulers are Terrified of Democracy
Richard W. Bray News Flash–Our Rulers are Terrified of Democracy Alexandria St. Louis woman with her diamond ring Pulls that man around by her apron string If it wasn’t for powder and her store-bought...
View ArticleChe Guevara–Abstemious War-Junkie
Richard W. Bray Che Guevara–Abstemious War-Junkie Alexandria I attended two anti-war rallies in the run-up to the Iraq War, so don’t blame me for the rise of ISIS; blame George W. Bush (and so many of...
View ArticleYes Indeed, I’m Walking
Richard W. Bray Yes Indeed, I’m Walking Alexandria I have never hunted animals. And I used to wonder how hunters walking around lugging heavy guns could ever get close enough to their prey in order to...
View ArticleA Friend is the Old Old Tale of Narcissus–But That’s OK
Richard W. Bray A Friend is the Old Old Tale of Narcissus–But That’s OK Alexandria The earth is an oyster with nothing inside it, Not to be born is the best for man; —W.H. Auden, The Dead Echo Wow....
View ArticleHope and Change Becomes More of the Same
Richard W. Bray Hope and Change Becomes More of the Same Alexandria Remember the public outcry when President Obama appointed the walking conflict of interest and allegedly shady businesswoman Penny...
View ArticleAre You a Sketch and Fill Writer or a Write, Write, Prune Writer?
Richard W. Bray Are You a Sketch and Fill Writer or a Write, Write, Prune Writer? Alexandria “I write in the afternoon, like everybody else” asserts Dylan Thomas in the in the Caedmon Collection, a...
View ArticleDr. Perlmutter Wants to Save Your Brain from Sugar and Gluten
Richard W. Bray Dr. Perlmutter Wants to Save Your Brain from Sugar and Gluten Alexandria In the 1973 Woody Allen movie Sleeper we follow the travails of Miles Monroe, jazz musician and owner of the...
View ArticleI Started Out as a Child Who Loved Comedy Records
Richard W. Bray I Started Out as a Child Who Loved Comedy Records Alexandria Sometimes I like to do the Grumpy Old Man routine with my students: “When I was a kid, Sonny, I had to walk barefoot to...
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