articles by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero about culture
30
07, 2022
The Culture of Absurdity
The battle for social dominance is over and the results are clear—common sense has been routed and absurdity is savoring [...]
16
07, 2022
Revisiting Ancient Wisdom
Recently, as I was browsing through my bookshelves, I came across a little book I had bought in Singapore in [...]
2
07, 2022
Changing Perceptions of God and Self
If members of my generation were asked the following questions when they were in their 20s, here is how I [...]
23
04, 2022
The Decline of Thinking in America
Late one night many years ago, my college roommate awakened me with the announcement [...]
26
03, 2022
The Lost Art of Listening
Listening to others is fast becoming a lost art. The most common sign of this is refusal to listen to [...]
1
01, 2022
Overcoming Our Social Chaos
As I explained in my last essay, several generations of individuals have grown up believing that they are never responsible [...]
18
12, 2021
The Consequence of Ignoring Consequences
An idea prompts an action, which in turn suggests another idea, which leads to yet another action, and so on. [...]
23
10, 2021
I’ve Been Wondering . . .
Rodin's The Thinker Why did President Biden as his first action in office shut down the XL pipeline, [...]
28
08, 2021
One Ramp Agent, Two Dogs, and American Culture
Like thousands of lower forty-eight Americans, I had long wanted to visit Alaska someday. That time recently arrived for me [...]
7
08, 2021
On Trees, Butterflies, and Powerful People
“If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear, does it make a sound?” This [...]