In the last essay, I wrote about the value of cultural assimilation, as well as the role that culture plays in both negative and positive policy outcomes. Given this fact, it seems that Europe, and soon America, will face a major challenge. As the Near East becomes more unstable, the pressure to accept more refugees will… Read More The Refugee Crisis & Why America is Different: Part II

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“If we take the widest and wisest view of a Cause, there is no such thing as a Lost Cause, because there is no such thing as a Gained Cause. We fight for lost causes because we know that our defeat and dismay may be the preface to…

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Something terrible happened to you in outer space. All you can remember are the last few moments, the sun fading to a speck as you and your crew broke free from the solar system, the ship’s systems suddenly shutting down, the panic and blackness inside, shouting and sobbing, outside…

Driving home from work, the thought immediately struck me: President Donald Trump will be the national equivalent of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Frankly I don’t know how the comparison isn’t made more frequently. I could only find one article from Vanity Fair and one other from the Washington Post on the how their campaigns are vaguely similar.… Read More Donald & Arnold: Profiles in Political Mendacity

Not a long one today but I’ve always been interested in the last hold outs of any dead culture or long ago civilization. Stories of Ishi, the last of the Yahi Indians, where the remnants of Nazi Germany fled to, or the last defenders of Roman civilization in Britain have always interested me. Something about… Read More The Last of the Romans

It’s funny how Ted Cruz can be the first Hispanic/Latino to win a presidential caucus or primary and quite literally no one is excited for this first. I can absolutely assure you if Julian Castro had done so, it would’ve been trumpeted all over the media, day in and day out. But Ted? No one’s… Read More Marc & Ted’s Excellent Latino Adventure

  While watching Broadchurch with my wife last night, it struck me how it proved Pinker’s thesis on violence true. To unpack that statement, allow me to back up a moment. For those who are unaware who Steven Pinker is, he is a Harvard professor of psychology, with a focus on evolutionary psychology and linguistics.… Read More The Measure of Violence: Broadchurch & Pinker