essays by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
10
07, 2013
Beware Of Positive Stereotypes Too
All stereotypes are based on the false notion that every member of a group necessarily shares the characteristics of all [...]
26
06, 2013
Our Current Plague Of Nuttiness
Every day’s news brings multiple illustrations of the plague of nuttiness that is afflicting America. A case in point is [...]
5
06, 2013
In Defense Of Guilt And Shame
While reading last week’s church bulletin, I came across an announcement for a mini-retreat titled “Letting Go of Shame and [...]
21
05, 2013
The Janitorial Conspiracy
While the national and international media have been mired in the minutiae of the Obama administration’s triple scandal, our crack [...]
8
05, 2013
Language Peeves
The TV news person was commenting about a story concerning the Boston Marathon bombing when she said, “The story just [...]
30
04, 2013
The War Against Sexist Language
Washington state governor Jay Inslee recently signed a bill that goes a long way toward ending biased language in state [...]
22
04, 2013
Let’s Stop Clinging To Nonsense
In April of 2013, Tulane professor and talk-show host Melissa Harris-Perry, made the following remark on camera: We have never invested [...]
16
04, 2013
Wages, Capitalism, And Morality: Part II
(Note: Part I documented that the minimum wage harms the very people it is designed to help and the popular alternative—letting capitalism [...]
3
01, 2013
Death By Ignorance
Before the 2012 election two interviewers approached potential voters with questions slyly filled with false information. The answers revealed a [...]
27
12, 2012
Self-Congratulation And Christmas
Once upon a time, not all that long ago, people sent friends and family Christmas cards with personal messages. Not [...]