Tag: Thomas

Book Summary: The Social Construction of Reality by Peter Berger & Thomas Luckmann

The focus of this book, its thesis, is not that society determines reality in some metaphysical sense. The authors clearly acknowledge that what they are examining exists within the scope of sociology and questions regarding the absolute reality from which all social realities flow is something belo...

The most disturbing disappearance in history: the case of Oliver Thomas

It should be said that many data points fall within the realm of the supernatural and that the reliable sources available are statements from relatives and neighbors who, in those years and given the unusual circumstances in which the little boy disappeared, ended up giving more weight to ...

What if the Universe Is NOT Expanding?

Philosopher Thomas Kuhn argued that science is “a series of peaceful interludes punctuated by intellectually violent revolutions” in which “one conceptual world view is replaced by another.” (The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 1962) The longer-lasting, more tranquil per...

Why No One Should Be Calling Sally Hemings Thomas Jefferson’s Mistress

From a Black American perspective, this country has a duplicitous nature, like Thalia and Melpomene, the Greek comedy and tragedy mask. How else can you explain that Thomas Jefferson, our country's third president and "founding father," who claimed "all men are created equal"...

DETOUR: Vincent Thomas Bridge Closure Sends Shockwaves Throughout Los Angeles Drivers

Caltrans Environmental Senior Planner Jason Roach told the Daily Breeze “The bridge deck received a short-term fix in 2009 with a new polyester concrete overlay. But it’s starting to see cracks. It worked but another polyester overlay is not going to cut it.” The current plans a...

Menendez, Thomas, McCarthy, and Trump: A Tough Week For A Blogger With Limited Time*

Robert Menendez began dating Nadine Arslanian shortly after he “beat” 2015 federal corruption charges in 2017 with a hung jury and the DOJ said it would not try him again. He’d been accused of accepting close to $1 million in gifts and campaign contributions fro...

Let???s ???Scalia??? Clarence Thomas

Sonam Sheth of Business Insider has reported that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had a loan of over $250,000 forgiven in 1999 by a wealthy friend in the Healthcare Industry. Thomas did not report this debt forgiveness on any of his “ethics forms.” The reporter did not disclose if ...

The Book of Clarence Thomas

I saw Jeymes Samuel’s The Book of Clarence for a second time this weekend, and there’s so much I could say about the story, the cinematography, the acting performances, the soundtrack, etc… I flat out loved this movie, and think it has all the makings of a classic, but t...