The purpose of domestic taxation is two-fold. 1) It raises revenue for the government, without which it couldn’t do what we want it to do for us. And, 2) if but only if consumption of the product is discretionary, it… Read More ›
It’s my understanding that the province was named after the lake. So if we’re going to change Lake Ontario to Lake America, shouldn’t we change Ontario to America? And if so, is the capital of America Washington or Toronto? Apparently… Read More ›
For most of human history, literacy bestowed power. Power bestows privilege. And so, not surprisingly, the rarity of literacy was assiduously – sometimes even violently – protected. Once women can read … Once our slaves can … Can the same… Read More ›
Judaism was (and remains) a pre-philosophical religion. That is, the Jews never asked why God created the world, or how He brought it into being ex nihilo, or how He could know that He’d always been, or … The soon-to-be-Christians… Read More ›
Jesus walked on water. George Washington couldn’t tell a lie. Davey Crockett killed his first bear when he was only three. Kim Jong Un played an 18 hole round of golf with a score of 17. And Jason Arday did… Read More ›
Paulosophical Vimplications 