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Posted by on Jan 5, 2016 in Blog, Politics | 11 comments

Ten Issues Where I Agree with Conservatives

 

National Review Magazine founder William F. Buckley Jr.

 

What troubles me most when discussing important issues is close-mindedness.  Call it cancer on communication.  This seems to be an epidemic right now.

People who insist their minds are “already made up” and can’t be changed annoy me.  Surely, unexpected events and unforeseeable circumstances may come about that should make us re-evaluate what we think.  The acquisition of knowledge isn’t finite.  One’s personal belief system is more of an evolution.  What we believe is true today might prove demonstrably prove false tomorrow.

I’ve come to view changing one’s mind as not as a weakness.  Rather, I see that as a sign of strength, an indication of personal growth — and most important, an open mind.

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Posted by on Nov 1, 2015 in Blog | 3 comments

Is Great Sportswriting Becoming a Thing of the Past?

 

imrs

 

I suspect most of us are hard-wired to remember our most impressionable youthful experiences.  That’s why there’s such big market for nostalgia.  The histories of the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers have been written about ad nauseam.  But they still sell because so many people grew up supporting those teams and there remains an insatiable appetite for alternative perceptions of our most fond memories.

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