The Devil in Plain Sight: Those ‘ISMS’ Gotta Go

  “La plus belle des ruses du Diable est de vous persuader qu’il n’existe pas.”                              Charles Baudelaire Le Jouer in Genereux (The Generous Gambler, Le Figaro, 1864  Christopher McQuarrie used that line when he wrote the 1995 movie script, “The Usual Suspects.” The character Kobayashi cited Baudelaire when he said the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.  The second greatest trick is persuading us fear, bigotry, and hate is the new normal. In one year, Jews murdered at synagogues… Keep reading“The Devil in Plain Sight: Those ‘ISMS’ Gotta Go”

EXECUTIVE ORDER #17,342 ~ 0001 HOURS, JANUARY 1

  Stuart, Florida “Zup, Billy? “Did you see it, man? All those cool army trucks?” “No. Where?” “The fairgrounds. I’m on my bike. There must be a hundred. They’re still coming.” “No way.” “Yeah, way. You gotta get down here and see for yourself.”   ~ ~ ~ ~ ~   Cedar Rapids, Iowa   Sitting in his office, Dan was daydreaming—woolgathering his grandmother would have said. The smartphone on his desk began to vibrate. He kept the sound off, a courtesy to his cubical mates. Yawning, he picked up the phone and looked at the screen. There was a… Keep reading“EXECUTIVE ORDER #17,342 ~ 0001 HOURS, JANUARY 1”