by Butch Mazzuca | Jun 19, 2023 | American Life, Recent Commentaries
There was a time when democrats believed in pluralism, open-mindedness, tolerance, personal freedom, fighting for the downtrodden, a higher minimum wage, women’s equality, a colorblind society, free trade, abortions that were ‘safe, legal and rare,’ were... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jun 12, 2023 | American Life, Recent Commentaries
Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, The Emperor’s New Clothes is a childhood favorite that bears an uncanny resemblance to 21st century America. While the ruse is elaborate, the metaphor needs no interpretation. At the same time, one of my favorite pundits, Judd... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jun 6, 2023 | American Life, Recent Commentaries
Woke ideology is leftist ideology, which hopefully is becoming more apparent to Americans. And many conservatives tend to equate wokism with socialist or communist ideology, so I thought it would be interesting to draw an economic comparison among the three (as best... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Jun 5, 2023 | American Life, Life Lessons, Recent Commentaries
A dear friend and fraternity brother of mine has asked me where I get my ideas for my posts. I told him that most of the time a thought just pops into my head, and I write. But today’s post was inspired by Dennis Prager, a voice of reason in an increasingly... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | May 28, 2023 | American Life, Life Lessons, Recent Commentaries
Epistemology is the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. In essence, epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion. And a great place to examine epistemological theory is to look at... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | May 22, 2023 | American Life, Recent Commentaries
Language is an incredibly powerful thing. And perhaps none said it better than Ludwig Wittgenstein who was perhaps the greatest analytical philosopher of the 20th century, who encapsulated the power of language with the words, “The limits of my language are the... Read More
Recent Comments