The most effective form of censorship, bar none, is self-censorship. When a critical mass of people have surrendered themselves and their convictions to the tyranny of silence, to the authoritarian gag, one of the first prerogatives of a free and…
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unfortunately necessary resurgence of study of the use of disinformation campaigns on the part of governments and officialdom in general. One book that has particularly gained fresh attention is Dr. Timur Kuran’s Private…
There is an old saying which is as certain in its meaning as it is uncertain in its origins: “Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.” Destruction is preceded by delusion. This idea, which is rooted in…
One of my lifelong hobbies includes old manuscripts, especially Medieval ones. There is almost an Indiana Jones adventure quality I feel to looking at these texts which were made with such artistic flair and serious labor. Call me weird, but…
For the first third of this Month of October, I decided to take a little break from blogging. These are the times I take to go out with life in front of me, and try to do the duties that…
Let me begin by apologizing to any readers. Between now and Easter, it’s a personal and professional crunch time, and it’s hard to get time to sit down and plan a quality blog post. Since the search for truth is…
“We look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” – 2 Corinthians 4:18 A few days ago…
In Principio Erat Verbum… Thus begins the famous Incipit of the Prologue of the Gospel of John. As theologically profound as that may be, it also is on many other levels. We greet, bid farewell, amuse, console, and instruct with words. Words…