Where Everyone Is The Same, Thinks The Same, And Owns A Camel

I remember U2 lead singer Bono some years ago being questioned on why so many people seemed to dislike him. We know his image in media is that of someone who’s generally excessively sanctimonious and pompous. He responded by saying of himself that he understood why: if he saw “Bono” as reported on the news, … More Where Everyone Is The Same, Thinks The Same, And Owns A Camel

Trump-ed Up Hysteria

In recent days, we have all encountered it on television and the internet. We are lectured by bombastic voices that all people holding the Islamic faith overseas should not be allowed to set foot in the U.S. (temporarily, of course, we are also dutifully informed by some) because it’s a religion that includes terrorists. At … More Trump-ed Up Hysteria

Perceptions Of France

I like to post daily – if possible. But I took yesterday off deliberately because I wanted to have an extra ponder on this post. I also wanted to wait for this to take place, and it was larger than anyone had anticipated: I’ve written before that I try to avoid “generalizations” here. This is … More Perceptions Of France