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Murrietta the Moral Fights Corporate Greed, Part 2
Part 2 (click here for part one) As Fred Freedom and Murrietta the Moral celebrate, a furious Maurine the Mercenary gets on the phone with Danielle Demonic, CEO of Bastards Inc. “Danielle,” Maurine says. “I am going to develop that damned land. No way in hell I continue to under-fund our provinces’ schools because we’re […]
Murrietta the Moral Fights Corporate Greed, Part 3
Part Three (click here for part two) Johnny Von Crime sat in his house watching the news about Bastards Inc being removed from Bullseyesian territory. The thought of all those Capitalism Berries going to waste moved him near to tears. If somebody with real stones moved in, there’d be a fortune in black market Capitalism […]
A Little Teaser of Things to Come
My little 2002 Hyundai, it seems, has a turbocharger in its future. Also! Horrifying and dangerous corrosion on vital safety components! First, the horrifying problems. In other news, I am officially old. For the first time in my life, I paid actual, real money in order to make my vehicle quieter. I bought a new […]
A Lover’s Guide to Daecheong Lake
Woe be unto lovers. Who has not, upon visitng the same theater for the eighteenth time, grown weary of their love? Who, groaning and gnashing teeth, has not spent sleepless nights asking “how might I spice up date night?” Surely there are few who, casting their eyes upon Pizza Hut’s “Deluxe” buffet for the sixth […]
Probability vs Atheism
Atheists have two basic arguments for the non-existence of God(s). The first is the problem of evil. God is omnipotent, omniscient and all good. If God as such exists, how can we explain the existence of evil? A good God would not create evil, an omnipotent God could erase evil and an omniscient God would […]
A Non-Patriot’s Guide to Liking America
Patriotism is such a loaded term. If I say I’m not patriotic, people with star spangled wind chimes and confusion regarding the nature of medicare will grumble and utter nonsense like “love it or leave it.” If I say I like America, people with fair trade arugula salads and romantic notions of camping in one’s […]
문맹을 지원하고 무법주의를 인식함
This is my speech about Confucius and Socrates for Toastmasters. If you’d like to read in in English, please click here. 여기 저의 넷번쩨 토스트마스터스 연설입니다. 영어로 쓴 각본은 여기 있습니다. 법의 지배는 사악한 것입니다. 법의 지배는 반사회적인 폭력과 혁명라고 의미합니다. 혼란 있을 때 법도 있습니다. 예멘과 소말리아가튼 나라들 항상 새로운 법을 만들고 있지만 그런 나라들 […]
You Don’t Know Jack, Part Two
Law, the entire concept of law, is perverse. It is anti-social. It is the root of violence and revolution. It is the cause, not the cure, for failed countries like Somalia. It looks like it promotes order, but it actually sows the seeds of chaos whenever it arises. Please join me. Please, help me free […]
Guide to Basic Moral Systems
Guide to Basic Moral Systems (영어회화 1 학생 내용 스터디가이드) 도덕의 시스템을 한국어로 공부하고 싶으면 파랑색 린크를 크릭해 보세요. 한국어로 쓴 자료 유익하지만 영어로 쓴 것도 읽어야 합니다. 너무 어려면, 저에개 연력해 주세요. Morality is subjective (주관적). It’s a feeling, or a set of prejudices or a group of habits. Because of this, the first […]
Simple Things
Food. What does that word make you think of? Rich gravy, smothering juicy turkey breast and mashed potatoes? Poly-unsaturated fats and the state of your arteries? Fresh bread so soft it melts on your lips? Guilt about starving children in Ethiopia? A vague hope that your guests might think “this stir fry is amazing, the […]
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