Category Archives: Culture

These things I believe

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Stephen W. Browne

The following is a list of points I came up with that I think there is broad agreement on within what I think of as “Our Side.” That includes some but not all: libertarians, conservatives, classical liberals, and most moderates. … Continue reading →

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Are you awoke yet?

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Stephen W. Browne

Oh dear, Dr. Suess has been cancelled! What shall we read to our children? Well, not exactly. The Suess trust has removed a very few of the very large canon of children’s literature because they have caricatures of Chinese and … Continue reading →

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The radical center

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Stephen W. Browne

I don’t generally like The Atlantic, but I’m going to give credit where it’s due. They actually went out and did some journalism. The article I refer to is dated February 2, by Robert A. Pape, political-science professor at the … Continue reading →

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The Trump phenomenon

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Stephen W. Browne

Well it looks like the end for Trump, though that’s been said before. But I do think that on Inauguration Day it’ll be Joe Biden sworn in. So I would like to address both those of you who support Trump … Continue reading →

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Privilege or advantage?

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Stephen W. Browne

I participated in an interesting discussion a while ago that reminded me of the vital importance of using words correctly. The discussion was about privilege. As in “white privilege,” “male privilege,” etc. One person argued that the fact of being … Continue reading →

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Review/Commentary: Joker

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Stephen W. Browne

“There’s always a joker in the pack, there’s always a cardboard clown. The poor painted fool falls on his back, and everyone laughs when he’s down!” – Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell … Continue reading →

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Crazy Rich Asians lives up to buzz

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Stephen W. Browne

Crazy Rich Asians has reignited my love for rom-coms! Not since that glorious summer I saw “Only You,” “While You Were Sleeping,” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral” in Warsaw with the dearest girl have I enjoyed romantic comedy this … Continue reading →

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Guest post: when cliches replace reason

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Stephen W. Browne

My friend Josh Amos sent me this at my request after telling me the outlines of the story. The story can’t be trimmed to column-size (700 words max) so I’m posting it here. Josh speaks for himself quite well, so … Continue reading →

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Why I despise SJWs

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Stephen W. Browne

Social Justice Warriors make my teeth itch. On Sunday the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards got political (Surprise! Surprise!) and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss evidently sang a song about how nice it would be to have a president “who is not beloved by … Continue reading →

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Other ways than ours

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Stephen W. Browne

Just the other day I had a delightful conversation with a chance met acquaintance at our local family pub. This elderly fellow (by which I mean my age) was wearing a T-shirt that he’d acquired in Monrovia, Liberia. A young … Continue reading →

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