April, 2016 - The Illogical Seminary

Fighty Shouty Republicans 15 Nov 2023
In America, we like to pride ourselves as being a democracy to be duplicated; as such, it typically behaves with civility. Four years of Trump truly helped bring this country’s discourse into the gutter with his grade school twittering to degrade and denounce anyone who stood astride of him. Now anything goes, quite literally. EvenContinue […]
The Head Seminarian
It’s Not The Death. It’s The Dying 10 Nov 2023
So me and the wife started watching Six Feet Under again. We have tons of other shows to watch, but since Netflix auto-suggested that half of Generation X stream it, we found ourselves part of that half. Mostly, it holds up. So far, we’re only up to Season 2 and it is good to seeContinue […]
The Head Seminarian
A Big Bite 15 Aug 2023
I don’t like covering Trump much because he’s the a subject line for a lot of other journalism, but for posterity, we here want to mark the day that Trump is officially being popped for all the dirt he did in Georgia to flip the election. And it’s not just for his “perfect” phone call.Continue […]
The Head Seminarian
Chinese Junk 8 Aug 2023
One must wonder as global instability increases-is there a future after a third world war? Historians often point to a chain of smaller events that begin each world conflict. Russia’s incursion into Ukraine is most certainly some sort of flashpoint for a wider conflict as more nations pour arms into Ukrainian hands. And now weContinue […]
The Head Seminarian
Fossil Fuels 7 Aug 2023
If you’ve been an avid watcher of MSNBC like me, you have seen them go through several talent drains. Phil Griffin took several hammers to their programming, first trying to fire Keith Olbermann and then they scattered to the wind their successful (as successful daytime newstalk can be at least) young eager beavers like AlexContinue […]
The Head Seminarian
Death Becomes Us 6 Aug 2023
What can we say about this human life that already hasn’t been beaten to death by cliche and nonsense? First we must get rid of the notion that our life is special. It is, but perhaps not in the same way we are accustomed to thinking. Often we shield ourselves from psychic pain when weContinue […]
The Head Seminarian
Word Play 5 Aug 2023
So I’m reading this Derrida For Dummies primer, and so far I am not completely baffled by what he is saying. He tried to do away with Western thought by attacking the words it uses to function daily, creating a sort of trap door under anything that can be used to solidify meaning. He andContinue […]
The Head Seminarian
Legislative Suicide 28 Jul 2023
In Ukraine, there is a war of attrition happening. It’s a forgone conclusion who benefits from that. So too, we have one passing through or legislative bodies. The flame of war on women’s bodies and the war on LGBTQ has licked at the Veteran’s Administration, and the 320 billion dollar budget will stall if theContinue […]
The Head Seminarian
Maybe I’m Dumb On Economics 27 Jul 2023
Jerome Powell continues tying to drop a daisy cutter on an ant pile, for what reason I could not say: After briefly pausing its war on inflation last month, the Federal Reserve is resuming the battle by hiking its benchmark interest rate to the highest level in 22 years. The central bank concluded a two-day policyContinue […]
The Head Seminarian
Falling From Grace 27 Jul 2023
There’s nothing wrong with snickering about someone going oopsie-daisie once in a while. Many of us delighted in Chevy Chase’s impression of Gerald Ford on Saturday Night Live. Falls and trips are funnier than farts by a yard. I’ve been watching asshole righties make fun of the president for slips and falls. I watched themContinue […]
The Head Seminarian