Tag Archives: James Mill

THE INVISIBLE HAND:Who is the Third Who Walks Always Beside You?

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Dave

What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, And the dead tree gives … Continue reading →

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FAMOUS & DANDY LIKE AMOS & ANDY, ABDUL & SAMMY

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Dave

We learn to like to be the heroes We learn to lie to the brand name negroes We learn to laugh to avoid being angry We learn to kill and learn to go hungry We learn not to feel, for … Continue reading →

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JUST WINDOW SHOPPING

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Dave

Liberalism is often thought to be a panacea for righting  historical wrongs, and using condemnations of past behavior as moral leverage to limit current freedoms for the greater good of the society as a whole. Much of our present thinking … Continue reading →

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DO WHAT YOU MAY HARM NO ONE EXCEPT ON HIGHWAY 61

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Dave

Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son” Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on” God say, “No.” Abe say, “What ?” God say, “You can do what you want Abe, but The next time you see … Continue reading →

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VICARIOUSLY KILLING DAD: APPEASING THOSE ''PASSIVE SUSCEPTIBILITIES''

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Dave

“I Prefer John Locke To Jesus Christ, I Prefer John Stuart Mill To Jesus Christ…I Prefer Jon Stewart To Jesus Christ” (Ayaan Hirsi Ali ) Hirsi Ali, the atheist, feminist, former Muslim,  is currently writing a new book, ”Short Cuts … Continue reading →

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DAYDREAMING DONE & THE PRODIGAL SON

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Dave

John Stuart Mill was one of the most intellectually gifted men of his generation, with an I.Q. estimated to have been 159, or better than 99.99% of the population. Yet he almost didn,t make it; suffering a mental crisis in which … Continue reading →

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HOLD ME MY DADDY SO I CAN LIFT YOU UP

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Dave

” Hold me my daddy, I never felt lower than dirt on the floor. I say hold me my daddy, I never felt like crying oceans before. If this means war, why are we in it? Might’ve fired off a … Continue reading →

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MYSTICS LEFT STANDING AT THE ALTAR

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Dave

What Allen Ginsberg would call jawboning over the ”cosmic ferocious” , an unlikely but fortuitous lunch with Jeremy Bentham( 1748-1832) and Franz Kafka over one of Ginsberg’s celebrated ”reality sandwiches”; perhaps Kosher deli-style with the pickle with the King of … Continue reading →

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