The Etymology of Inspiration

As is the case with many word which in times past would drip with meaning and relevance, ‘inspire’ is used and abused at almost every turn. Both the OED((https://beingreasonable.com/definitions/#inspireoed)) and Webster’s((https://beingreasonable.com/definitions/#inspirewebsters)) inform us that ‘inspire’ has spiritual overtones. The OED, being a diachronic dictionary, goes a bit deeper and points to the earliest figurative use […]

Women’s Fib

After weeks of hearing and reading the platitudinous pablum which is spewed out in support of “women’s” history month, the following thought occurred to me: Prior to the women’s lib movement, ‘feminists'((I put this in single quotes because what they advocate and present to the public is antithetical to what a man would recognize as […]

The Atheist’s Motive

Recently, I read the book We Were Soldiers Once…and Young by Hal Moore and Joe Galloway. In attempting to gather additional information about Hal Moore the man (as opposed to what is presented in the book), I found out that he was a devout Catholic. In an interview with Raymond Arroyo circa 2009, he stated […]