Rationality, if you ask me, is deeply erotic. Commander Spock, that cool monument of logic, never had to flex muscles or shout in stadiums to attract attention. His power was quieter: the sharp eyebrow, the stillness of someone who has calculated every path through chaos and chosen the least destructive. Rationality, in its true form, is the art of long-term seduction — the kind that promises civilization itself might survive … Read the rest
By Eric Le Roy
Content 18+ I would like to respond to Artem’s well-conceived article called “The Strength Paradox.” While acknowledging the dramatic galvanizing prowess of the Man with the Plan, Artem opines that the inherent danger lurking in the brain of the unchained game-changer is the possibility, ever-looming, that it will all go to his head. The inspiring revolutionary becomes the tyrant; the religious messiah … Read the rest
By Eric Le Roy
Content 21+ It is more than a little bit interesting how stating one’s political views can ruin a friendship. So wise, the old saying about two things to avoid at a party: religion and politics. Well, religion can be put on the back burner at most punch bowl bashes these days, but politics always seems to find a new life no matter what. Kind … Read the rest
By Eric Le Roy
Content 18+ The gray days turn now to early darkness – light-swallowing afternoons that have me leaving the apartment with my dogs when it is still daylight and returning 30 minutes later to sudden winds and the pitch black of precocious night. These afternoons end quicker than friendships when talking about places like Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Palestine. Believe me, I know.
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Content 21+ In the vast expanse of human history, one concept has persisted as a pernicious toxin infecting the minds of the masses: hope. Like a seductive siren, it lulls individuals into a false sense of security, promising salvation and deliverance from the trials of existence. Yet, upon closer inspection, hope reveals itself to be nothing more than a mirage, a cruel deception that shackles humanity to a cycle of … Read the rest
