If you search for “woke” on your digital device, you will learn that it refers to the state of mind of someone who has awakened (“woke up”) to social injustices in our current world. A woke individual, once awakened, may… Read More ›
Ethics
My Presidential Candidate Speech
( © C.R. “Gus” Manning 2022 ) My fellow Americans. As a candidate for public office, I want to share my views on what I believe are the important issues confronting our nation. This talk will reflect my desire to… Read More ›
10 Things I Learned from … You Know Who
10 Things I Learned from You Know Who Bad initial book reviews, being ignored by the media, and having a bad personality would seem likely to kill a writing career. Yet, Ayn Rand’s fiction books have sold more in each… Read More ›
A Performance Review for the Media
Often we notice something important while looking for something else. After watching a semi-old (1981), movie, Absence of Malice with Sally Field and Paul Newman, I checked to see what the critics might have said about it. The first thing… Read More ›
Waking Up To Woke
The term “woke” has acquired wide currency. According to Google, it means: “awareness of issues that concern social justice and racial justice”. Surprisingly, it seems that people on all sides of the culture war have a similar understanding of “woke”. … Read More ›
Enlightened Self-Interest (1957)
In 1957, I was 4’11” tall, entering the 9th grade, and still shorter than many girls. I tried hard at basketball, the big sport at our school that couldn’t afford football. It was tough going being short and slow, but… Read More ›
ENO-SENSE - Words Making Sense 