Category: Rants
Here’s a Great Money-Making Idea for You: A Reparations App
Anyone familiar with this blog knows that I detest the Progressive definition of privilege. In a post that dare not speak its name, I challenged the notion that privilege equates to any unearned advantage a person comes to possess. To me, privilege is when someone lawfully gets preferential treatment at the expense of someone else’s…
Apollo 11 and Peak Competency
Fifty years ago today, two Americans walked on the moon. I was seven years old at the time, just old enough to appreciate how remarkable that achievement was. I still get chills thinking about the summer of 69. My world revolved around two things: the New York Mets and the Apollo moon mission. And while…
Don’t Be a Prop for the College-Industrial Complex
During my first stab at higher education, I was a prop. I wasn’t at Buffalo University (UB) to enrich my own well-being, I was there to enrich the well-being of others—namely, administrators, tenured professors, and coaches. Sadly, I wasn’t the only prop at UB. Most of my fellow students were props as well. We partied,…
The Alt-FI Manifesto
Warning: If you have a delicate constitution, you will likely be offended by what follows. I offer no apologies. It is MY manifesto, after all. If you disagree, I look forward to reading YOUR manifesto, and I will respectfully listen to YOUR views. I’m simply asking that you respectfully listen to mine. This is America—the…
The Groovies: Two Ungrateful Wretches?
Oops! My bad. I uploaded the wrong video. Must be the North Carolina heat getting to my brain. Below is a link to Mrs. Groovy and I discussing the things we don’t miss about New York. Next week, Obamacare! Hello, groovy freedomist. In this episode of Talking Trash, we try to explain why we’re not…