by Barry Fagin | Nov 16, 2010 | Philosophy & Ethics, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Pseudoscience, Society & Culture
{2005} “The Amityville Horror” opens in theaters tomorrow, which means it’s time to man the barricades for another Hollywood assault on our intelligence. Let’s put on some serious battle armor by practicing our ABCs: The ABCs of Debunking. “A is for Amityville,...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Nov 11, 2010 | Politics & Law, Society & Culture
How a culture treats their warriors says a lot. In America, it’s been a love-hate-neglect relationship. Consider the contrast of praise for the “Greatest Generation” with the founders of the Peace Movement spitting on “baby killers”...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Nov 4, 2010 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Society & Culture
I’ve heard it said — quite often — that if you didn’t vote, you can’t complain about the results. Some people subscribe to a more narrow truth that if you didn’t vote for the person who got elected, it’s not your fault. Does...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Oct 28, 2010 | Business & Economics, Society & Culture
Perhaps the most important impact of Socialism and Capitalism is its effect on quality of life. Americans are seen by the outside world as, well … Epicurean. Our latest generation is hardly our Greatest, with diminished work ethic and the expectation of...
by Barry Fagin | Oct 25, 2010 | Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law, Society & Culture
{Colorado Springs Gazette, 2005} It’s great to see a renewed enthusiasm for democracy around the world. There’s just one problem: Democracy isn’t good for very much. Democracy works for one thing, and one thing only: Choosing who will wield power. If you’ve ever...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Oct 21, 2010 | Philosophy & Ethics, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture
I’ve heard a lot of arguments recently by people who insist whatever they believe about Islam is the “real Islam” and Muslims who don’t follow it aren’t “true Muslims”. Some critics are willfully ignorant of all the varying...
