Regular readers may recall posts over the past couple years where I have taken note of generated by high court decisions in favor of some of the pressing progressive social issues of our time. A year ago I posted about in the aftermath of the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Obviously, I was not the…
Continue ReadingCategory: Philosophy
The United States of Oceania?
We have survived into the second week of President Trump’s America and to say this has been a newsworthy few days is an understatement. In just over one week there have been over a dozen Presidential Executive Orders including some that impose unconstitutional overreach on specific segments of the population. Through it all, the President…
Continue ReadingProcessing the results: Arriving at my fork in the road
As of 1:45 AM CST this past Wednesday morning all members of the Democratic majority throughout the nation and along this the most conservative stretch of Old Route 66 who care passionately about their country and its future have been working through the five stages of grief after Tuesday’s historically cataclysmic electoral loss. I, like…
Continue ReadingDocumentary Film Review: Eat That Question–Frank Zappa in his own words
Ever since that magical time in my youth when I acquired an eclectic taste for not only his music but the dark humor and excoriating social commentary of Frank Zappa, I have often retreated into my happy place where I keep my personal altar to one of my favorite musical and messaging geniuses. Of all…
Continue ReadingMarketing Trump’s invented reality
Let it never be said we do not live in interesting times. The American political stage departed from interesting this past week and immersed the nation in the surreal. For the record allow me to clarify that the terms “interesting” and “surreal” are not synonyms. In case you missed it, the Republican National Committee held…
Continue ReadingDocumentary film review: A Better Life
My dear brothers, sisters, readers of Reason Rest Stop and only friends, you all no doubt recall how often I enjoy writing glowing testimonials of the venues, enclaves, social organizations and events that make living along this the most conservative stretch of Old Route 66 tolerable for people like us. I had another such opportunity…
Continue ReadingFeeling the axis tilting leftward
It has been a week since the World learned the news of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. I have purposefully waited until after his his memorial service this weekend before weighing in on the implications presented by his sudden absence on the Court. As with the death of any respected public official…
Continue ReadingReflections on the game on Super Bowl Sunday
This afternoon the AFC champion Denver Broncos and NFC champion Carolina Panthers are going to tee it up for Super Bowl 50. When I sit and think about it this annual spectacle, probably the most watched sporting event in North America if not on the entire planet, has been a fixture in our life and…
Continue ReadingCelebrating twenty years of Internet access
In the age of information, ignorance is a choice.
Continue ReadingEmbracing the future: the outlook for 2016
We are off and running in the first week of 2016 and the future is upon us and in our face in this Presidential election year. So far the GOP front runner, the confident Donald Trump, has proclaimed the $2 million per week he is going to be spending on advertising as “probably a waste.” …
Continue Reading