Author Archives: bryan

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 →

Working hard is hard work; not only in the work itself, but also in the ethic required to sustain the effort. From dictionary.com, an ethic is “an intricate or complicated association or assemblage of related moral precepts held or rules … Continue reading →

Thoughtful, creative study and reflection in solitude and silence. Thoughtful in that it is skeptical and uncertain and questioning and dissatisfied. Creative in that it continuously digs deeper to expand outward and build upward. Study and reflection always alternatively in … Continue reading →