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July 14, 2011

We live at a time when doing the right thing is viewed as foolish and counterproductive to our selfish interests. Persecuting those who stand for their beliefs has become a profitable sport.

One of the most important themes in the classic Hollywood movie was the corruption of ideals in the ethical human being. Given the current state of morality and ethics in American politics and society, now might be a good time to look back on the moral lessons of these mid-20th century movies and ponder the moral dilemmas they raise.

November 12, 2010

Sorry, Sorry, Sorry

Viewing one too many public officials rationalize the spillage of oil-bartered blood prompts a trenchant poem on the futility of apologies.

We kill and bomb,
Murder and maim
Target and terrorize

     mostly (for high-tech armies)from great distance,
     the better not to see actual faces
     or severed limbs, or intestines oozing through
     holes where belly buttons used to testify
          to being a mother-born child