The Umbrage Gestapo

This past week’s victim of the Umbrage Gestapo is Dr. Seuss. Apparently six of his books contain insensitive remarks or pictures and have been taken off the market. I looked up the names of the offending titles and discovered I was familiar with only one of them: And...

Cultural Splintering

Frank Schaeffer sat for an interview with PBS in 2009, entitled, “God In America”. His comments are helpful for understanding the interaction between his father, Francis Schaeffer, and the Moral Majority leadership. The organization lasted from ’79-’89. It was a...

Cancel Culture

“When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.”  – Eric Hoffer. “Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.” ― H.L. Mencken. “The mob is the most ruthless of tyrants;” ― Friedrich...

The Big Kiss

Knocked down and dazed, I was fortunate to escape the throng with little more than scrapes and bruises. The tumult rumbled away across the great lawn as I brushed myself off, reflexively planning a return to my place with the others. And yet, I was hindered by inertia...