Fear Spectrum: From fear of fiscal insecurity to fear of physical insecurity, I coined the term Fear Spectrum to describe the continuum of fear that gives the state its power. The rank and file on the left is marked by those who are dominated by fiscal fear–the fear of being unable to support oneself at … Read more
I just added all of them to my glossary! Ethical Glass Ceiling A term my sister coined to mean the point at which an actor (as in, a person taking action) stops asking the question “Is this an okay thing to do?” because he has arrived at a plausible answer that justifies taking the action … Read more
I just added all of them to my glossary! Ethical Glass Ceiling A term my sister coined to mean the point at which an actor (as in, a person taking action) stops asking the question “Is this an okay thing to do?” because he has arrived at a plausible answer that justifies taking the action … Read more
Honey Pot An intelligence term for a person used to attract targets and extract information. Often used about a woman who seduces a man and pumps him for info, but also used to describe a trap for whistleblowers to give their secrets to an insider. Conveniently, the Wikileaks story has been linked with both meanings … Read more
Honey Pot An intelligence term for a person used to attract targets and extract information. Often used about a woman who seduces a man and pumps him for info, but also used to describe a trap for whistleblowers to give their secrets to an insider. Conveniently, the Wikileaks story has been linked with both meanings … Read more
A phrase I coined to explain the false notion that the reason the government does things that serve the opposite of its stated purpose is incompetence. For example, the US government spent months going on years as well as hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars allegedly fighting ISIS only to see it grow. … Read more
Yesterday I posted a great video in which an Irish writer, Gearoid O Colmain, reporting from France, explained beautifully what is happening in the world today. He really nails it and puts it succinctly, so I didn’t want to put a caveat on my endorsement of his report, but there is one thing that’s been rankling … Read more
Who would think that answering the oft-asked question, “What do you think of Pope Francis?” I would have to define economic terms? But honestly, I think he started it! Here you go… Subsidiarity According to David Bosnich writing for acton.org, “One of the key principles of Catholic social thought is known as the principle of … Read more
Who would think that answering the oft-asked question, “What do you think of Pope Francis?” I would have to define economic terms? But honestly, I think he started it! Here you go… Subsidiarity According to David Bosnich writing for acton.org, “One of the key principles of Catholic social thought is known as the principle of … Read more
Thanks to historyismyforte’s comment to my latest podcast post, I am adding “mind-vitamin” to my glossary…. Mind Vitamin A small, discrete, original thought that is meant to really get your mind working. (I originally heard it on The Ticket when I lived in Dallas. I believe Stars announcer Daryl “Razor” Reaugh coined it.)
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