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…

If you want to start a conflict, you need your Big Lie. — Bullshit is at the root of the political system. And the biggest type of bullshit is the Big Lie. It’s an assertion so ridiculous that a rational person would dismiss it out of hand. Except, most people aren’t rational. They are emotional. Bullshit works on them. The Big Lie serves…

The interview cannot be aired in Russia. — In Russia, even mentioning the word “war” in reference to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can lead up to 15 years in prison. In the past decade, Vladimir Putin has managed to build an alternative reality full of “alternative facts” in Russia. …

There is a lot of stuff you probably didn’t know. — Ukraine has been dominating the news headlines in recent weeks. Russian troops have attacked the country, and the Ukrainians are putting up a brave fight against the invaders. Unfortunately, before this war not many people knew much about Ukraine. Yet, the country has a long history, full of interesting events…