Imagine a third world country: torn by civil war; with a stagnating economy verging on full-paralysis; governance failure in every single aspect of public and…
Posts published in “The Age of the Imbecile”
There comes a point in time when some grow weary of vehemently attempting to convince others of the truthfulness of their words. Perhaps they never…
‘Political correctness’ and ‘tolerance’ are catchwords of our age. “As with catchwords, the term[s] usually [go] undefined,” (Waltz 139). Very little thought is put into…
Laid out brilliantly, by Otto von Bismarck, within the context of ‘the proper use of principles in matters of diplomacy’ in regard of Prussia’s foreign…
Remember “The Curse of Opinion: May Reason Rest in Peace”? That earlier contribution to The Age of the Imbecile column? In case you don’t, fret…
If my memory serves me well, it was Harry G. Frankfurt (2005) in his book, “On Bullshit,” who cautioned against ‘feigning to have what one…
In principle, progress is intended to improve the quality of life via facilitating functions and processes. This facilitation, albeit being laudably successful in ameliorating external…
Climate change is a universal existential matter of concern, more of a threat, which endangers all forms of life inhabiting planet Earth. Fortunately, homo sapiens…
Water is one of the most essential elements of earthly life, second in imperativeness to none, except for oxygen, with respect to the human form…
Once, I came across an online video of a motivational speech wherein the speaker tells the story about his high-school sweetheart and the Romeo &.…