The Elegance of Freedom A few years ago, in the spring when the Dogwoods bloomed and the air smelled like perfume, I happened to be in New Orleans at the time of the annual Jazz and Heritage Festival. Here I was, beer in hand, at the Fox Studio stage tent, one of several around FairgroundsContinue reading “The Elegance of Freedom”
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Kafkaesque
Franz Kafka lived between 1883 and 1924. It was a time of great turmoil and violent change on earth but especially for Western civilization. Born in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and spent his adulthood as one, working mostly on insurance-related claims. He also wrote stories as a hobby, although he never thought ofContinue reading “Kafkaesque”
The Fourth Estate of Manipulation
(The term Fourth Estate or fourth power refers to the press and news media in their explicit capacity, beyond the reporting of news, of wielding influence in politics.) The mind is a wonderful and terrible beast. Besides the ability to logically reason, we have the ability to logically associate. Where reasoning often gets us fromContinue reading “The Fourth Estate of Manipulation”
Jim McGarrah, Author 