Semantic overload refers to words or phrases that have more that one meaning; sometimes meanings that are at complete odds with what we thought they meant. A perfect example of this are the virtue signalling signs that we have all seen in yards. But what are they really trying to say?
There was a time when the Church was seen as an authoritative voice in justly calling out popular music's most debased elements. That authority ended a generation ago. However, as the debasement of pop music has continued on unabated, perhaps it is time for the Church to find its voice once again.
The Left's habit of portraying the current culture wars in increasingly abstract categories of race has in fact created a seemingly never-ending regressive thought spiral. Their attacks on the rationale behind America's culture has now regressed into an outright attack on rationality itself.
As many Americans quickly found themselves out of a job during the Coronavirus lockdowns, some of them joined America's dynamic gig economy to fill in the financial gaps in their lives. He are one man's reflections on working as a food delivery driver.
When Americans first saw the video of the unjust killing of George Floyd, it had the potential to be an impetus to make long-overdue changes in law enforcement practices. Instead it became yet another spark which ignited a powder keg of pre-existing ideologies and other social pathologies.
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to cast a shadow over the world, it is important to remember on this Good Friday that when we turn to the Gospel for comfort, what it is and isn't supposed to "do" for us during a time of crisis.
The U.S government's attempts to control the spread of the Coronavirus has brought to light just how much cognitive dissonance we live with when it comes to how much value we really place on life.
