Category Archives: philippic

Don’t Make Me Go to the Mall

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Galen

Damn it! The latest PR stunt by self-righteous terrorists is annoying.  The threat by  al-Shabaab to attack the Mall of America and the piling on by other groups suggesting that there could be attacks at other American malls makes me feel like … Continue reading →

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Do You Want to Be Self-Righteous or Effective?

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Galen

Honoring the humanity of police officers as well as the civilians who have been killed by police are not mutually exclusive actions. Cue the media! Or, rather, clue in the media. While the vast majority of protesters have been creative … Continue reading →

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Brendan Eich Had to Go

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Galen

Mozilla did good today in obtaining the resignation of its newly appointed CEO, Brendan Eich. Eich gave financial support to the anti-equality Prop 8 five years ago.  His belief that is okay to deny equal legal rights to gay and … Continue reading →

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Giving Protest a Bad Name

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Galen

photo: Gawker.com Yesterday's protest against the Google bus is a very odd thing. Providing transportation to your employees without even asking for public funding strikes me as a very Good Citizen thing to do.  You're taking cars off the road … Continue reading →

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The Dangers of Fighting the Last War

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Galen

I remember when I was an idealistic teenager studying world history in high school.  I recall how all of us kept demanding that the teacher tell us how could other countries, including the United States, did nothing to stop Adolph … Continue reading →

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