Listening to Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn discussing Jorge Luis Borges’ short story “The Library of Babel” inspired me to update my interpretation of the Tower Of Babel story. The missed connection about who is likely responsible for building a tower to reach heaven is...

Seymour Hersh: The Ukraine Refugee Question “The one saving grace for some in the community, I have been told, has been CIA Director William Burns. Burns was ambassador to Russia and deputy secretary of State and is seen as someone “who has come around” in opposition...

Thinking about Ukraine’s response to Russia’s aggression in the context of Catholic moral tradition requires a re-reading of Pacem in Terris. — By Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal Magazine; @MassimoFaggioli The post-conciliar consensus arose from the fact that Pacem in...

Creation and Goddess symbols in Genesis 1-3 is among the more popular essay on this web site. I wrote it over thirty years ago and over the years I made several corrections. Recently I updated a post-scriptum (below) to clarify the distinction between language and the...

The citizen's starter kit to understanding the new global information cartel Introduction by Matt Taibbi On January 17, 1961, outgoing President and former Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower gave one of the most consequential speeches in American history....

Life is cyclical. We human beings are born, we grow, we mature, we eventually degenerate and die. The same goes for animals and plants. A similar cyclical pattern applies to physics. Planets move in a cyclical manner. We have a day and night. There are low and high...

"We, the members of the Black Women’s Caucus of Women’s Declaration International USA, believe that it is crucial for Black Women to denounce gender identity ideology. This ideology promotes the idea that sex is nothing more than a social construct and that an...

Distraction from the deteriorating confidence in government, stress in the financial system and the war debacle... And to revitalize falling ratings and generate advertising revenues.

Burn a bridge, blow up a car Torch a flag, I'd bear the scar Hustle for peace, settle for less Fundamentals make their beds The battle lost is irony Dumbing down, what's in it for me? After lunch, I'll surf the web Believing everything I've read Getting closer Don't...

Lord Ismay, NATO’s first secretary, explained in clear terms the organization’s purpose: “Keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down.” A goal that reflects the collective West’s making sure to keep Germany from having any energy or economic...