Maciolekism

politics

  • A good sophist instinctively frames their narratives and arguments around the product they are selling. (Lobbyists are modern sophists.) Continue reading

  • Leadership, at the national level, is not about keeping a couple hundred thousand people dying from a disease. It is about holding a society together while a couple hundred thousand people die from a disease. Continue reading

  • Every time tyrants rise to create a “perfect” society they underestimate how much slave labor is needed to maintain the illusion. Continue reading

  • The Truth About Politics

    Back before the internet, before cell phones, when college sweethearts kept in touch over the summer by writing letters, she broke up with me  because my writing intimidated her. Did I say something wrong? She said no. It wasn’t anything… Continue reading

  • A Crack Appears

    He considered himself a painter,.. but not an artist. Being an artist did not pay: each brush stroke invites a person to be offended; each choice of color risks being cancelled on social media. If a person wanted to eat,… Continue reading

  • Business As Usual

    This small family owned business would be doing just fine;they perfectly follow all the rules,all the right signs are visible,all the surfaces are cleaned over and over again,the staff is masked, sanitized, and thoughtful;but the media, with constant hype,paid for… Continue reading