by Eric Le Roy
Content 18+ An article has recently come under my nose which, to say the very least, compares Europe very favorably with the United States. In fact, this piece, written by an author who usually knows better, is so lacking in objectivity as to provoke a response from me. It’s anti-American thesis is twofold: (1) the ‘American Dream’ is nothing more than a ‘masterful sales pitch’ that … Read the rest
Content 18+ Typically, it’s Eric who responds to me, but presently, as I peruse his articles, I find I’ve got a thing or two to pass on to him. You discourse on contemporary existence, nascent generations, ignorance, and technological enslavement…
Ah, the very word ‘Millennial’ seems to drip with disdain from the lips of many a Baby Boomer. They look upon this younger generation and see a landscape littered with … Read the rest
Content advisory 14+ The Internet is one of the best things that ever happened to us. I’ll tell you why. We are living in days where there are arguments everywhere of whether having an open and unrestricted internet is important or not, due to the harm it may cause, opportunities to the crime it can bring. For me, the freedom of the internet matters – and I’m going to tell … Read the rest
Content advisory 18+ When I used to write a lot for SNOB (a once-promising project that I came to by chance in 2009 or ’10), they always wanted me to present the point of view of a foreigner who had been in Russia for a while. Not as some guy who just got off the boat (there are no boats) and looking for polar bears in Red Square, or who … Read the rest
