The Virtue Signal

A recent public brawl has Bill reflecting on how his own ego turned out to be his own worst enemy.

How does a joke about an Irishman looking for a parking space translate into one of the greatest lessons one can learn in life?

What does it take to be successful? What does it take to be happy?

What does it take to induce a Mass Psychosis Event? 1. Widespread fear throughout the population. 2. An isolated, identifiable enemy. 3. Isolation of individuals

With the release of James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, the legacy of racism continues to marginalize indigenous people.

As the Christmas season glow starts to fade for 2022, we remember what Linus got right. 

A gathering near Mt. Sinai to stop climate change spurs some religious folks to push amendments to the 10 commandments.

You can work hard on a goal, and still miss your purpose. In fact, the achievement of the goal often comes with disappointment, even depression, if it’s not connected to larger meaning. 

Alfonzo Rachel and Bill Whittle go off on a manly rant against James Cameron’s misattribution of the cause of his past immaturity and bad behavior. 

Women rant on TikTok, or collapse in mental meltdown, or get captured on bystander video going full-Karen, or brag about sexual exploits. And then they

Does government have power to redefine religious and cultural traditions, and force others to set aside their own beliefs? Or should government just get out of the marriage business?

Trump still seems insensible to the danger of his associations. Is he just a bad judge of character? And if so, will the long list of dodgy connections cripple his hopes of return to the White House? 

Jack White of the rock duo ‘The White Stripes’, and Trent Reznor of ‘Nine Inch Nails’, are leaving Twitter, kicking and screaming, because Elon Musk invited Donald Trump to return to the platform — although Trump says he sees no reason to return. 

Anti-aging science keeps pushing back against the limits of mortality and opens a deeper conversation about what it means to be immortal. Would we use the extra time to be better people, or merely to descend further into depravity?

Generational wealth passed down to offspring can bless them or cripple them. Lately, some high profile rich people say they’re not leaving it to their children, but giving their inheritance to charity. Are they virtue signaling to their audiences, or trying to protect the children from the hazards of unearned riches?