The Case for Being Human
With the rise of AI and the imminent Singularity, it’s a good time to ask whether human beings matter anymore.
Category: Sociology
How the Close of the Frontier Brought About Our Cultural Collapse
The close of the frontier in the 1890s was the undoing of Columbus’ voyage and discovery of the New World in the 1490s.
Special 10th Anniversary Hardcover Edition Juggernaut
The 10th anniversary edition of the groundbreaking theory of political economy-updated, expanded, and revised. By historical accounts, there has never been a better time to
Tearing at the Seams: Tribalism in Postmodern America
If you ask average Americans what they most like about their country, they might well tell you ‘Diversity’. If you ask them what they find
Trump-Hating toward Totalitarianism
In the climax of the classic Pirates of Silicon Valley, Steve Jobs is shown presenting his iconic 1984 Big Brother commercial before his adoring audience.
Everything Is a Blue/Black White/Gold Dress and It’s Tearing Us Apart
Do you trust the election system? Chances are, if you’re a Democrat, you do, and, if you’re a Republican, you don’t. A new poll found
Logic in the Time of Corona
The first casualty in the Coronavirus Pandemic was reason. Even before the WHO Issued its first warnings, experts were jumping to conclusions and average people
Adventures in Inclusivity
In April, 2019, the San Antonio City Council passed a motion to exclude Chick-fil-A from being a vendor at the city’s international airport for not
How to Disagree: Three Rules to Make the Most of Our Divisiveness
There is a rule that you should never talk about politics or religion in polite company. I’ve never been a fan. What else is worth
The Year Identity Trumped Reality
In 2016 we were introduced to the concept of ‘fake news’. In 2017 we didn’t need fake news because reality itself had grown so absurd.
The Boy Who Cried ‘Hate’
While snowflakes were falling over San Antonio last night, snowflakes everywhere were in a flurry over the downfall of The Libertarian Catholic Facebook page. In
The Diversity Problem
Lykewyse is a startup based out of San Antonio, TX, offering an assortment of personal assistant apps. In hopes of hitting the big time with
Are Women Human?
Address given to a Women’s Society by Dorothy L. Sayers, 1938 When I was asked to come and speak to you, your Secretary made the
The Hidden Meaning of ‘Self-Gift’
In a recent homily, my priest said that the problem with marriages these days is the lack of self-gift. “Nobody knows how to say ‘No’
To Each Zirs Own
It was bound to happen. Last Friday, the AP style guide approved the use of ‘they’ as a singular, gender-neutral pronoun. Of course, it was
The Efficacy of Prayer
In a small town in the American Middlewest, a young boy is diagnosed with terminal cancer. His church community rallies together to pray for his
Fake News Isn’t the Problem, Relativism Is
When the soon-to-be-president Trump called a CNN reporter ‘fake news’ to his face, it was both entertaining and ironic. First of all, it was great
On Mourning Celebrities
I might be a humbug, but I don’t get the grief over celebrity deaths. Yes, death is bad and it is especially sad to think
The Misogyny of Feminism
When Taylor Swift recently declared herself to be a feminist, she said it was in part because she realized that Feminism isn’t necessarily anti-men. It is