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Nothing spreads faster and more effectively than stupidity, the simple, uncomplicated. Simple viruses and bacteria can devastate the complex human organism and whole communities, as can bullets and knives. No wonder that simplistic slogans wedded to simple destructive objects can … Continue reading →

A German high court just ruled that the 1.4 million servants of the Lord in Germany may indeed go on strike, if the spirit moves them. How many legions are doing God’s work in America we can only guess, given … Continue reading →

Schiller, in his famous Ode to Joy, declared that joy is the divine spark in all of us. Beethoven centered his last great work, the 9th Symphony, on this theme. Yet there is, at present, not a single entrance in … Continue reading →

According to a report by Spiegel magazine, strip bar owners in Tampa expect lucrative business during the Republican convention, this coming week. One wily stripper even held a press conference because her act consists in stripping as a Sara Palin … Continue reading →

There is a rumor that some members of our political system are against everything, therefore they must also be against America. When any sense of justice, weighing what is fair and sustainable, on one hand, and what is blind greed, … Continue reading →

Perhaps it was not our ancestors who, for untold millennia, believed that the world is controlled by the whim of gods – perhaps it was not them, after all, who had gone off the deep end. Perhaps it is our … Continue reading →

I did not mean to say that it would be easier now, having shared relief, somewhere off-stage, while the costumes continue the ragged fight: in a fleeting smile, which was waiting like a devoted fan to lighten the load of the … Continue reading →

There is a controversy brewing, among academics well-armed against happiness, about a new project to make the soldiers of the United States Army happy. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., was getting high on the … Continue reading →

The cello was taken aback by the squirrel’s forward intrusion. “I hope you don’t mind,” shrieks the beast from the rind, “I just flushed la toilette: and down went the image of your noblest contemplation.”  – to which Cello blushed in … Continue reading →

Once the smog has lifted and the human anthill no longer produces new pollutants, what will our stony remnants dream about? What fairy tales will ruins generate, then, as they look upon memories of cityscapes, monuments to our insatiable appetite … Continue reading →

Connecting inward and outward: sometimes it feels as if our self dwells just inside or outside our own skin. We get a sense that we have neglected to connect inward, to the increasingly remote recesses of our inner world and … Continue reading →

Depending on how insular we like to insist on being, taking a soul-cleansing tour to the stars, as part of our daily hygiene, can be either humbling or excitingly rejuvenating: “look how awfully small we are” or “imagine how awe-inspiring … Continue reading →