Louis T. March mercatornet.com Louis T. March has a background in government, business and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Can we get past
The word for today is… anathema (noun) – 1a : someone or something intensely disliked or loathed —usually used as a predicate nominative b : one that is cursed by ecclesiastical authority 2a : a ban or curse solemnly pronounced by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication b : the denunciation of something as accursed
Reductio ad absurdum is one of my favourite debating techniques. In a nutshell you disprove your opponent’s argument by showing that if your opponent’s statement were true, it would lead to an absurd conclusion. This technique is not without its kryptonite. And that kryptonite is of course: stupid
The word for today is… effluent (adjective, noun) – : (adjective) flowing out, (noun): something that flows out: such as a : an outflowing branch of a main stream or lake b : waste material (such as smoke, liquid industrial refuse, or sewage) discharged into the environment especially when serving as a pollutant Source
The word for today is… tort (noun) – : a wrongful act other than a breach of contract for which relief may be obtained in the form of damages or an injunction Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Tort came into English straight from French many centuries ago, and it still looks a little
Chris Sellars Just because it sounds ugly and depressing, doesn’t mean it isn’t true. Once only the domain of cowards and fools the obviously false ‘choose your own truth’ paradigm has gone mainstream and is now even sanctioned in Acts and Statutes. My goal though is at odds
The word for today is… obeisance (noun) – 1 : a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow 2 : acknowledgment of another’s superiority or importance : homage Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When it first appeared in English in the 14th century, obeisance shared the same meaning as
The word for today is… mountebank – (noun) 1 : a person who sells quack medicines from a platform 2 : a boastful unscrupulous pretender Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Mountebank derives from the Italian montimbanco, which was formed by combining the verb “montare” (“to mount”), the preposition “in” (converted to im, meaning “in”
Simon Black sovereignman.com James (aka Simon Black) is an international investor, entrepreneur, and founder of Sovereign Man. His free daily e-letter Notes from the Field is about using the experiences from his life and travels to help you achieve more freedom, make more money, keep more of it, and
The word for today is… insouciance (noun) – : lighthearted unconcern Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Don’t worry – be insouciant. Perhaps your mind will rest easier if we explain that English speakers learned “insouciance” from the French in the 1700s (and the adjective “insouciant” has been part of our language since the
Dave Pellowe goodsauce.news I was delighted to discover on the weekend that I have become a matter of concern and criticism for the “Noosa Temple of Satan”. I immediately retweeted their comments condemning me and those politicians daring to be seen associating with me and the Christian political conference
The word for today is… phlegmatic (adjective) – 1 : resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm 2 : having or showing a slow and stolid temperament Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : According to the ancient Greeks, human personalities were controlled by four bodily fluids or semifluids called humors: blood, black bile, yellow
James Scott University of Otago NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully touched down on Mars this morning, and has already begun beaming back images. But people might be surprised to learn there have been another 48 missions to the red planet so far. Of these, more than half failed at stages
Ed Coomber’s opinion piece in Stuff (19 Feb) is insightful regarding the motivation behind the recent push to ban conversion therapy. It is clear from his article that ‘conversion therapy’ does not refer merely to a medical treatment, but as Tamati Coffey said last October 2020, “Conversion therapy is
The word for today is… pabulum – (noun) 1 : food especially : a suspension or solution of nutrients in a state suitable for absorption 2 : intellectual sustenance 3 : something (such as writing or speech) that is insipid, simplistic, or bland Source : Merriam – Webster Etymology : Pabulum derives from the Latin term for “food”
