Author Archives: Mister Thrope's blog

Hard at Work

Working on a lawsuit against the local elementary school. I am tired to exhaustion with the huge number of books in its library that sell their agenda without even a glimmer of shame. The Scarlet Letter, Macbeth, A Tale of Two Cities, Romeo and Juliet, The Outsiders, An Introduction to Biology, all of them promoteContinue reading “Hard at Work”

Attention: “We do not have a climate change problem. We have a how else can the fossil fuel industry make $1.5 Trillion per year problem.”

–Simon Brice Connor, Cambridge University

The Dollar

This is certainly not the first time this subject has been internationally broached, but it’s the first time that I’ve seen it build traction in the world.The Hegemony of the U.S. Dollar. There is little doubt that the days of the U.S. Dollar’s exclusive predominance are finite. Given the decisions made in the past, IContinue reading “The Dollar”

“Serenitas Novissime Cataclysmus”

This is no brilliant thought.  It’s not the Old, or a New Testament.  It’s not the Kabbalah.   This isn’t intended to rival Muhammad, Christ, or any other religious honcho.   Half an episode of the first season of True Detective and I am reminded that this is how I feel every time I readContinue reading ““Serenitas Novissime Cataclysmus””

Why the U.S. is Becoming Unlivable

A) Women’s rights are drying up more quickly than Lake Meade. This process has been catalyzed with Republican support for the kind of misogynistic myths that would warm the heart of Phylis Schlafly. Examples include “women should remain in violent marriages,” and “A rapist should have access to children born from his attack.” Margaret AtwoodContinue reading “Why the U.S. is Becoming Unlivable”