Media Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/media/ Vincent Ryan Ruggiero - Author of books and essays Fri, 23 Oct 2020 20:08:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://mind-at-work.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-open-book-32x32.png Media Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/media/ 32 32 A Glaring Occasion of Sin https://mind-at-work.com/a-glaring-occasion-of-sin/ Sat, 11 Apr 2020 18:59:14 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=3846 A good friend sent me a statement charging Fox News with “inexcusably” violating “elementary canons of journalism” in its handling of the Coronavirus. It was signed by a large number of professors and journalists. I am sure my friend intended to persuade me that I should join the throng of enlightened, responsible people and abandon [...]

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]]> An Honest Conversation About Gun Control https://mind-at-work.com/an-honest-conversation-about-gun-control/ Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:17:59 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=2444 I’d love to have an honest conversation with a liberal about gun control, but the truth is, the liberals I know are willing to talk to me, or at me, but not with me, at least not about this subject. So I’ve decided to have an imaginary conversation. The challenge for me is to avoid [...]

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]]> Who Is Responsible for Violence in America? https://mind-at-work.com/responsible-violence-america/ Fri, 25 Mar 2016 17:15:51 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=1632 The cover of The Week presented a caricature of Donald Trump with his face twisted in an angry snarl and his fist held out as if poised to smash someone’s face. The caption read “The Threat of Violence: Trump’s warning to protesters and Republicans who would block his nomination.” Inside, the magazine addressed the question: [...]

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]]> Flirting with Fascism https://mind-at-work.com/flirting-fascism/ Thu, 12 Jun 2014 14:45:58 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=975 America has undergone a dramatic cultural shift in the short space of a half-century. The 1960s celebrated freedom from the restraint of traditional morals and mores and celebrated open-mindedness and diversity. Among the guiding principles of that time were “Truth is relative—everyone creates her own” and “No one should be able to impose his beliefs [...]

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]]> Let Them Respond . . . Please! https://mind-at-work.com/let-respond-please/ Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:38:22 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=679 My heart goes out to the guests on news analysis shows. After spending years acquiring expertise in their fields, they get invited to share their knowledge. But then, when asked a question, before they get ten words into their answers they are interrupted and even told that they are wrong. Here’s a fairly typical example. [...]

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