Ep 558 BritTV Foyle's War - Investigating Murder During War
A murder/mystery series I enjoyed watching some time ago was "Foyle's War", a slow-paced British production. The idea of investigating murder in a time of war stuck with me. And in these times of conf...
28 Heinä 23min
Ep 557 The Art of Fudging Stats – Evidence or Gaslighting
The Trump administration changed the number of American servicemen killed in action recently. This is actually a very common practice everywhere in life. What is the purpose of all this manipulation? ...
27 Heinä 26min
Ep 556 Matthew 05 13-20 Light of the World – Influencer of Justice
Jesus Day... sorry I'm a bit late today, had to take one of my kids to the airport for his 3 country tour in Europe for his school's jazz band. But "light of the world"... isn't that like being an in...
26 Heinä 32min
Ep 555 Trump's Legacy of Lying – Adversarial Clothing – Josey Wales
While it is said that Trump is concerned with his legacy, he will be leaving us the racialization of "liar." More on that in the episode. I also briefly mention Adversarial Clothing; I thought it was ...
24 Heinä 25min
Ep 554 Another Funeral Oration - No Participation Trophies in War
I heard a sound bite from Trump's speech for the returning soldiers who died in the last round of fighting in the Gulf. I am reminded of the Funeral Oration of Pericles in Thucydides "On Justice, Powe...
23 Heinä 27min
Ep 553 Understanding most Legislation – The Opposite of the Stated Intent
Legislation 101. I remember seeing "What If firefighters ran the world" on TV. Government is so simple, only a politician could screw it up. So, how is it screwed up and why can't we have nice things?
22 Heinä 25min
Ep 552 Underestimating one's Opponent – Unproductive Racism
This episode I apply my understanding of "race". If we look at the world and try to understand phenomena through the lens of race, then we may better understand bad discrimination or unproductive rac...
21 Heinä 30min
Ep 551 Limits of Obedience – Hero or Coward
Recent events reminded me of a thought I had a few months ago. I might have mentioned it in passing in a sermon, but here it is. "Just following orders" is not a good defense to have. It must be the c...
20 Heinä 20min
