Hannah Arendt has written a book titled "On Revolution" somewhere in the mid-1950's. Her contention is that the French Revolution, which has been the pattern for many subsequent revolts, failed because it sought to satisfy the wants of the poor over seeking...

I saw a new movie, it probably won't do much at all at the box office, called God Knows Where I Am - a documentary. But I think it was well-done and an important statement... on the matter of mental illness in our country right now. It wasn't real deep,...

Robert M. Pirsig, who died April 24, 2017 at the age of 88, wrote his classic novel, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, in 1974, much of it based on his own life. In it, he narrates a motorcycle trip with his son through the U.S. west while presenting...