Author Archives: Clete Torres

I swore I wouldn’t do this.   May the 4th be with you.  

An inch of snow here overnight, and while it looks pretty on the trees and grass, don’tcha think it’s a little late in the season for accumulating snow?

Mark 16:5-7 5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. 6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, … Continue reading →

Help me welcome Mark81150 as our newest author. Today’s commentary is his, and it’s a thought-provoking piece about illegal immigration. “Republicans Warn of ‘Biggest Migration Crisis in U.S. History’ as Joe Biden Nixes Title 42” (from a recent Breitbart article) … Continue reading →

  What could go wrong?   See you all again 3 April.

Many thanks to Rey Gonzalez for today’s topic.   The North Atlantic Treaty, signed on 4 April 1949, following the Second Great War, constitutes a system of collective security, whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by … Continue reading →

Rey Gonzalez brings us this thoughtful piece. Thanks, abuelo.   Diplomacy as defined, and as we understand it, is the profession, activity, or skill in managing international relations.  We can call it statesmanship, statecraft, political foreign affairs dialogue, international relations, employing tact, discretion, prudence and/or cleverness. And so, as I … Continue reading →

This post brought to you by our friend TheRealGuyFaux.   Has everyone seen the illustrations used to show “equality” and “equity”? The ones that have the three people, one tall, another medium height, and the last one all trying to peer … Continue reading →

Today’s post comes to us from TheRealGuyFaux. Thanks, Guy for a well-written and intelligent piece.   In the previous installment lo these many months ago, I mentioned “modal logic” in passing, defining it as “propositions that deal with ‘necessary’ versus … Continue reading →