Author Archives: bryan

It is okay, and at times it is necessary, to be difficult; (i.e. doubt, ask questions, debate alternatives). It is never okay to lack empathy and a reasoned awareness. Of course, the difficulty therein is the ability to balance the … Continue reading →

I aspire to egoless productive contribution. I like to believe that I am a skeptic and a learner and a thinker. In my actual day-to-day, I am a flawed human who too frequently perpetuates the status quo. Every one of … Continue reading →

Near the end of his book (“A Thousand Small Sanities”), Adam Gopnik asks a complex and intriguing question. A concise version of the question is immediately below, followed by a summary of the circumstance: Are the sharks eating the people … Continue reading →

On paper and in theory, we are a republic. In practice we are a privileged democracy in which the majority is tallied from a select group of enfranchised elitists and conformists. A republic is established to protect the rights of … Continue reading →

I crave order. Order requires control. Control requires power. My interpretation of my power to control and insinuate order will lead to an emotional response: fear or joy, anger or sadness, serenity or pensiveness, or an alternating or simultaneous combination … Continue reading →