Category Archives: General Musings

Just a general post, of no specific import, and which I will use from time to time to make quick comments.

Chicken Little Speaks?

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

Back again to the Blog. I have been beavering away teaching an online course this semester (it began in late January) and for anyone who thinks that teaching online is easier than face-to-face, I offer my complete disagreement. It is … Continue reading →

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Putting Their Money Where Their P***sy Hats Are

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Dr Joseph Russo

The Woman’s March yesterday in Washington D.C. was apparently all about “reproductive rights,” and the threat posed, they say, by a Trump presidency. If such rights boil down to the right for a taxpayer funded abortion, I thought it might … Continue reading →

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Calendrical Musings

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

The New Year has me reflecting upon the calendar that most of the world uses, the Gregorian Calendar. I thought I would re-post this essay  from StratFor, that does a very good job of examining its history and perhaps an … Continue reading →

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Snowflakes and How our Founding Fathers Got it Right

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

As I read news accounts of police having to protect Electoral College members as they vote today to finalize Trump’s victory, I am shocked at the attempts by members of the snowflake generation to bully voters, to intimidate voters in … Continue reading →

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Counterpoint to Carr

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

Nicholas Carr, in his seminal work, The Shallows: What the internet is doing to our brains, makes the point that reliance on the Internet and on hyper-text is effecting a change in the essential wiring of our brains. His argument, … Continue reading →

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Do what works: Theorize about it later

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

With the death of Fidel Castro we are presented with an interesting opportunity to compare and contrast two rather authoritarian leaders and the results they engendered in their home countries. I won’t go into Castro’s successes – there were none … Continue reading →

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Quit Social Media – PLEASE!

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

This article appeared in the New York Times on the 19th of November, 2016. It captures my sentiments about things like Facebook and LinkedIn almost perfectly. Therefore, I am reproducing the article here while claiming no ownership of it whatsoever. … Continue reading →

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I was Wrong, But There Isn’t a Coattail in Sight

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

I was wrong.  We awoke to the news that Trump had won. I am still digesting what occurred, but it looks like Donald was able to turn several important regions his way. The states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Ohio, for … Continue reading →

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Some Musings on a Decidedly UN-Presidential Election

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

My prediction: Trump wins the popular vote while Hillary wins the electoral college. And the popular vote will be split nearly evenly. Hillary, of course, will claim a non-existent “mandate,” while Trump contests the battleground state votes through legal means. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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The Key Word is “Affirm” – A Russonian Take on Ward v. Wilbanks

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Dr Joseph Russo

Julea Ward has become, sadly, a whipping girl for the American Counseling Association. And because it is so easy and intellectually unchallenging to do so, demeaning her publicly has become something of a cause célèbre for the faculty in many … Continue reading →

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