Showing posts with label envy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label envy. Show all posts
Thursday, August 6, 2026

A Parting Wish

›
     Mathematician-philosopher Raymond Smullyan once told an illustrative tale that went something like this:      Once upon a time there w...
4 comments:
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Envy And Enmity

›
     Now and then, there’s a hard but necessary deed to be done. Since World War II, the doer has been the United States of America.      A...
2 comments:
Saturday, December 19, 2020

A Consumer, Not A Creator

›
     C’est moi, when it comes to what are currently called memes. However, I enjoy the clever ones, and am always happy to come upon one t...
8 comments:
Saturday, September 28, 2019

Motivations, Strategies, And Politics

›
     A few informal definitions of important motivational states to lead off what’s likely to become a rather...impassioned column: Charity...
8 comments:
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Unrealism

›
     This one is “off the top of my head,” so expect more extreme lunacy than usual. (Yes, I know that’s asking a lot.)      Every now an...
5 comments:
Sunday, July 21, 2019

Changes

›
Sit by my side, come as close as the air, Share in a memory of gray,      Wander in my words,      Dream about the pictures that I play...
3 comments:
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

NeoVictoriana

›
     At one time, National Review Online was a worthwhile publication that had writers who were American in sentiment, temperament, and out...
3 comments:
Sunday, December 9, 2018

What Comes Of “Equality”

›
     When I saw this article yesterday, it filled me with sorrow:      SOUTH Africa has set a date for when its much-criticised land expro...
5 comments:
Monday, August 20, 2018

Envy Part 2: Preventing Envy-Powered Insurrection

›
     “You know, the Force has got a lot of power, but what makes you think it gives a shit about you? Who are you, anyway?” – Joe Jackson, “...