I’ve written in the past about not voting. I was writing in the midst of President Obama’s second term, after five years of watching Hope and Change fail to live up to my expectations. Where was the closure of Guantanamo? Where was the single-payer healthcare law? Where was the era of peace promised by resets,…
[For a brief explanation of this project go here. And for bibliographical information go here.] BOOK 1 – On laws in general. Chapter II – On the laws of nature Chapter 2 is short, just a little over one page, but Montesquieu covers a decent amount. He starts by saying that the laws of nature…
[For a brief explanation of this project go here. And for bibliographical information go here.] BOOK 1 – On laws in general. Chapter I – On laws in their relation with various beings. Here is my second entry in my public reading series. I must apologize for the delay. My life has been challenging lately. …
[For a brief explanation of this project go here.] I am starting my public reading project with Montesquieu’s The Spirit of the Laws. I had a few reasons for picking this. First, it is an absolute classic, but I’ve never read it, not even excerpts. Second, this is a presidential election year and I know…
Here at Nutmegger Daily we plan on having some ongoing projects. Basically, we will explore something for a period of time rather than in one post. This will allow us to share ideas differently. It can be thought of like a good television series vs. a movie. Neither is inherently superior, but they do different…
This site is a new venture started by Jamil Ragland and Gene Glotzer. We both enjoy writing as well as a free exchange of ideas. Our goal is to do those things in a public forum that will engage readers. We hope that people will visit our site to enjoy those things, too. We are…
Apparently, I’ve been living in a fantasy world lately. The fantasy that I want to share this time is quite unrealistic. It is like hoping that we elect a wise unicorn to the presidency. It simply cannot happen. So, if I were getting paid to philosophize, I’d call this a thought experiment. But, since no…
I have a fantasy every four years and I want to share it. It isn’t fantasy as in impossible. I don’t want to elect a wise unicorn to the presidency or anything like that. My fantasy is entirely possible, it just won’t ever happen. In a nutshell, my fantasy is for all of the people…
For some reason, many (not all) people are either unable or unwilling to see the sexism being directed at Hillary Clinton this primary season. I know I’ve been going on about this, but I thought I’d give it one more try. But, this time I’m going to go about it differently. I’m going to provide…
I wasn’t going to comment on this. When I saw on the news on Thursday that Bernie Sanders had said that Hillary Clinton is not qualified to be president, I was going to ignore it. I was sure about a million other people would talk about it, so why add my voice? Plus, I’m completely…
