This afternoon I will be preparing an I.T. project with an ex-Marine and guy from Atlanta. All I have to do is mention the “T” word and stand back and watch the show!!

There is nothing about the United States that makes the current direction of US politics a permanent one. The overwhelming majority of the facets of American life is identical to other western countries. It’s the irrational and sometimes cold/cruel peculiarities that always stick out. Perhaps the future will see a kinder approach to s…[Read more]

The point of that comment had little to do with trashing the USA but instead to lampoon “cultural relativism”. Relativists claim that other worldly practices are beyond the sphere of our moral judgement as they live in their own subjective context and we have no right to apply our own moral compass onto them.

In cases like this, hard…[Read more]

I feel bad for you & everyone there who has to put up with that farce in Washington.

We are talking about two different things. One is the experience of suffering pain. As I said, mammals outwardly show signs of suffering physical pain (when sick, injured) and also emotional distress (when cornered, abandoned, ostracised, kicked out of the nest, lose a relative/owner).

But I’m talking about the suffering that comes…[Read more]