Category Archives: Politics

Commentary: The Coup De Grace by Ambrose Bierce

Posted on September 5, 2012 by jackpelham

This post is in response to a question sent in by a reader earlier today: I’m currently taking a Biomedical Ethics course at the college. Your writings cover a wide range of topics and interests so I thought you would … Continue reading →

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Who Will Straighten Out the Mess?

Posted on September 4, 2012 by jackpelham

This post is going to be really unfair, now that I think about it, because I’m preparing to introduce an incisive and thought-provoking question into a field where such things are generally thought to be inappropriate:  politics.  I know, I … Continue reading →

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10 Quick Tips for Choosing a Political Party

Posted on September 4, 2012 by jackpelham

Far be it from me to tell anybody to which political party he or she should belong, but for those of you who may be giving the issue some thought, I’ve written a few tips below for your own private … Continue reading →

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Rombama 2012!

Posted on September 3, 2012 by jackpelham

Tell me that politics isn’t one big compromised mess.  You folks who are euphorically waving your Romney flags as if Jesus himself were running for the GOP—and who swooned like a Georgia Belle when Paul Ryan came aboard (just as … Continue reading →

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Dysrationalia: I am not responsible for correcting my own government

Posted on August 22, 2012 by jackpelham

The following Facebook conversation happened months ago.  The original poster is more rational than many FB posters, but of particular interest in this thread is his continual denial that he bears any reasonable responsibility for attempting to reform the nation’s … Continue reading →

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Dysrationalia: God defending modern day Israel

Posted on August 22, 2012 by jackpelham

The following conversation (Facebook, on or about 21 August 2012)  shows an amazing display of irrational belief from the original poster.  Note the many attempts to elicit evidence from the OP, as well as the attempts to get him to acknowledge … Continue reading →

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Dysrationalia: God Sending a Hurricane Upon the GOP Convention

Posted on August 22, 2012 by jackpelham

The following conversation is from a Facebook conversation on 22 August 2012. Original Poster (OP): I would think Republicans who typically label themselves as religious would take a hint when GOD sends a hurricane to their national convention.

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I was with you right up until…

Posted on August 15, 2012 by jackpelham

As I regularly discuss controversial topics with people, I’m often left to interpret the silence with which some people respond to certain logical challenges.  (I call this “crickets”, as in hearing nothing but the crickets chirping.)  Anyway, being always the … Continue reading →

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Understanding What Does Not Constitute Logical Proof

Posted on August 12, 2012 by jackpelham

Let me say at the start that this is not an article on the nuts and bolts of logic.  No, this is an article about irrational human behavior that I have witnessed with such frequency and over such a long … Continue reading →

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The Dishonesty of Drive-By Assertions

Posted on July 30, 2012 by jackpelham

What’s a “drive-by assertion”?  It’s my name for an assertion that one makes and thereafter dodges rational debate on the matter. Here are a few varied scenarios that I believe to be typical of what’s going on in our cavalier … Continue reading →

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