There have been more than a few times when I’ve considered shutting this site down. When I don’t know if it’s doing any good, if it’s actually helping anyone. Sometimes I worry that things I write will be misinterpreted and… Continue Reading
This is a guest post by reader Heinrich on newspeach and the power of language. If you have any questions about the piece or would like to get in contact with Heinrich he can be reached at hvonfrankfurt (at) gmail… Continue Reading
Or continent depending on where you live. Different places are different. At first glance that probably seems like the most obvious statement in the world, on par with saying that water is wet. But when you look at it differently… Continue Reading
School rarely if ever tells us the thing that we need to know. Beyond basic reading, writing, arithmetic, and the like it doesn’t put on the path that we want to be. And because of this so many of us… Continue Reading
This is an article that I’ve been wanting to write for awhile but never got around to it and figured now was a good time. I write these articles generally months in advance so I have no idea what current… Continue Reading
Hope. It’s a small word and one that you won’t find me talking too much about (as well as one that as been used and abused from political slogans to soulless yuppie buzzword) but it’s one that has a lot… Continue Reading
There was an old saying that went something along the lines of a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth even has a chance to put its pants on. Granted it’s often attributed to a politician so he’d… Continue Reading
There are many pros and cons to moving around a bit and living in different areas. I remember growing up I was jealous of those people who had lived somewhere their entire lives. That had friends, connections, and family all… Continue Reading
When republicans, democrats, libertarians, conservatives, Evangelicals, feminists, liberals (classical and not), and other modernists all agree on something you can pretty much be guaranteed that it’s 100% unadulterated uncut bullshit. For example each group above would say that the phrase… Continue Reading
I recently looked at a blog that I think has a good writer and who I think could go somewhere. But there’s a major problem with it. This writer is spending his time writing articles such as “15 Ways To… Continue Reading