He is not here.

Posted on April 24, 2011 by bfaure Leave a comment

The miracle that is Easter morning will be celebrated by over 2 billion people today in reflection and adoration of the triumph of life over mortality. The power of the messenger resonates with such clarity over the millenia that historical significance of the event still drives enormous academic study, and the religious significance unbounded […]... Read More

The “This Is Not A War” War

Posted on March 26, 2011March 26, 2011 by bfaure 1 Comment

We live in an age of hypocrisy so it is not shocking to have found ourselves in one of the most hypocritical of contests of will. The United States and assorted allies have spent the past week participating in what has been termed by a winking dupe of the executive branch a “kinetic military […]... Read More

THE DEATH OF SOCRATES - GIAMBETTINO CIGNAROLI

Where Have The Experts Gone?

Posted on March 19, 2011 by bfaure Leave a comment

As the world seems to be battered by one “surprise” after another and current leaders seem clueless to fashion a logical and committed strategy to begin to tackle any of these problems, the question arises, where have the experts gone? The can do spirit of the twentieth century to conquer some of the most […]... Read More

MASSIVE UNION PROTESTS IN THE WISCONSIN CAPITOL

VIOLENT PROTESTERS ATTEMPT TO STORM THE ASSEMBLY - photo msnbc

Aftermath

Posted on March 12, 2011March 12, 2011 by bfaure 1 Comment

After almost a month of turmoil and chaos in the Capitol Building of the state of Wisconsin, the State Senate of Wisconsin on the night of March 9th brought to a crashing halt the sense of drift and paralysis that the state’s legislative process had become. Unable to secure a quorum for a controversial […]... Read More

Sic Semper Tyrannus?

Posted on February 21, 2011February 21, 2011 by bfaure 1 Comment

In December, 1989, with almost inconceivable suddenness, the dictator who had ruled Romania with an iron fist for 34 years, Nicolae Ceausescu, in the space of one week fell from emperor king to the wrong end of a firing squad. His was the last thugocracy government to collapse in the spectacular year of Revolution […]... Read More

INTERNET'S UNRESTRICTED REACH 2011 (courtesy labnol.org)

Freedom and the Internet

Posted on February 12, 2011February 12, 2011 by bfaure 1 Comment

Who is Wael Ghonim? Whether the name is familiar or not, Wael Ghonim is the new Egyptian face of the freedom uprising in Egypt and the human symbol of the power of the Internet. Ghonim, a marketing manager for the Internet giant Google, managed to become the focus for the dispersal of information and […]... Read More

So You Think There’s A Chance?

Posted on January 30, 2011January 30, 2011 by bfaure Leave a comment

Time and time again throughout history, the key element of what drags down great societal processes into oblivion is the crisis of spirit. The Roman Empire, so dominant in technology, commerce, unifying legal rights regardless of nationality for nearly a thousand years, crumbled under the stress of the lack of the individual’s sense of […]... Read More

Egypt On The Brink

Posted on January 29, 2011January 30, 2011 by bfaure Leave a comment

The Middle East has been the incubator of most of the world’s upheaval and torment over the last 35 years. The juxtaposition of a rapidly growing population facing the inequities of minimal opportunity and available education, while a small minority has reaped the benefits of mineral wealth and political power, has created a particularly unstable state of […]... Read More

The Nasty Politics of Tragedy

Posted on January 9, 2011January 9, 2011 by bfaure Leave a comment

In Tucson, Arizona yesterday, a wanton violent outburst from a depraved individual shattered the calm of a beautiful desert morning. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was taking part in a “meet your congresswoman” event at a local supermarket when a gunman suddenly opened fire, wounding as many as twenty people, killing six including a federal judge, and […]... Read More

The Miracle of A Free Society

Posted on January 5, 2011January 6, 2011 by bfaure Leave a comment

Every once in a while a human interest story so powerful, so random, so inspiring comes across our society’s consciousness and we must take a moment to revel in the sheer magnificence of it all. Hot Air made me aware of a terrific story of a man full of hope after a life of […]... Read More

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