Did what we think happened in the past really happen? — History is written by the winners. Imagine a world where Donald Trump’s charge that the “election was stolen” somehow becomes the official version of events. Or where Vladimir Putin’s allegation that Ukraine is run by Nazis is treated as true. Let’s say hundreds of years from now all the records…

What the history of the America First Committee teaches us. — US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia). Even a long name and a seat in Congress doesn’t shield you from being clueless. Recently, I came across a video of her commenting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here are some pearls of wisdom: “The truth is… grinding up Ukraine… grinding up that…

What life is really about might surprise you. — The Rolling Stones are one of the biggest bands in rock & roll history. They got together in 1962, but it was a song that came out 3 years later that really made them. “I can’t get no satisfaction!” Keith Richards apparently came up with the idea for the song…

Exploring the most powerful principle on Earth. — In his 1990 comedy special “Doin’ It Again”, George Carlin has a poignant reflection on humanity: “Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are stupider than that.” — George Carlin Laced with F-bombs, Carlin’s monologue uncovers one fundamental truth about people. People are…

McDowell’s has some mighty competition. — Yup, what you see above is a “grand tasty”. No, I am not joking. This is 100% real. Back in the late 1980’s, Eddie Murphy starred in a movie called Coming to America, where he played a royal from the fictional African country of Zamunda who one day decided to…

Wise words discovered in the unlikeliest of places. — “There is nothing impossible to him who will try,” uttered Alexander the Great over two millennia ago. In his head, he had the crazy idea of conquering the Persian Empire, the largest state of his time. And conquer it he did. Born in a kingdom that before the time of…

It’s also the thing that allows you to learn. — “Experience is the teacher of all things.” — Gaius Julius Caesar It was a bright, sunny day what seems like an eternity ago. Back in high school, I was a sprinter in track & field. At the time, I was extremely hard-headed, stubborn, and weak-willed. These traits would often come…

War is peace after all. — You might have heard Russian strongman president Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin state the aim of his “special military operation” in Ukraine. To “de-Nazify” the country. If you are of a sane mind, you probably went WTF. How is a country with a Jewish president, and a government made up of various…

The journey to penetrate deep into the suffering of the human soul. — “The wisest of all, in my opinion, is he who can, if only once a month, call himself a fool.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Wisdom is about the ability to call yourself a fool. Thus spoke Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist whose works explored the human condition. His writing style peeked into…