This incident struck a chord because it presented a microcosm of the underlying conflicts of American culture.
A Master Class in Gaslighting
Abraham Lincoln was no Oprah Winfrey
Though Lincoln is often described as being well-liked and charismatic, does this translate to telegenic. If Abraham Lincoln were to take to the podium on a televised debate with, say, Oprah, how would he be received?
Countering the Faking Fakers who Fake the News
SLOW KNOWLEDGE: ADVICE ON HOW TO BE A SMART NEWS CONSUMER At long last we as a society, facing the so-called information age in which the quantity of data is no longer a problem, are asking ourselves questions about the quality of that data. The Trump election is a wake-up call for anyone who lives... Continue Reading →
Mean Tweets and Moral Cowardice
THE ANONYMITY OF THE INTERNET IS A BOON TO COWARDS I'm working on a few different posts that will appear shortly, but I wanted to take a moment to share this video. One of the great benefits of the internet has been in empowering people to share their personal experiences with us, and challenging us to... Continue Reading →
Facebook’s Stupid Orwellbots!
ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL CENSORSHIP This last week I had the dubious distinction of having a post blocked from Facebook. I was involved in a discussion with a conservative friend of mine about an appropriate response to ISIS. Here is what I wrote¹: They [ISIS] are not gaining power. They have lay lost more territory than... Continue Reading →
A Good Rule of Thumb Before Posting Memes
I'D LIKE TO CALL IT THE "MAMA RULE" The social media universe is unique in the history of man. It's speed of light interactions and push-button communication influences the rules of interaction within that particular sphere of influence. How much this translates to actual person-person interaction is not yet clear. However, the innovations resulting from... Continue Reading →
