A More Intimate Love of Wisdom
by Jason Stotts I hate how everything that becomes politicized becomes covered in layers upon layers of lies and deceptions as people try to bend reality to meet their political agendas. Frankly, I find it disgusting. Firearms are definitely one of those topics where people let their emotions run roughshod over their reason and attempt [...]
by Jason Stotts Note: this essay primarily deals with the story of Les Miserables as portrayed in the musical (and consequently film) version, but draws from the book to fill in the gaps in the story. If you have not seen the film or read the book, you should wait to read this essay until [...]
by Jason Stotts Doesn’t it seem like the Republicans and Democrats have been awkwardly pro-rape lately? A couple of days ago a bunch of satirical posters appeared on Facebook purporting to be from the “Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence,” a principally democratic group that seeks to outlaw guns and remove them completely from American [...]
by Jason Stotts Recently, I’ve gotten into guns and shooting as a recreation and sport. This is strange, perhaps, since I developed my interest after I had already moved to California from Ohio (anyone who knows anything about how terrible the guns laws here will appreciate this fact). It’s also strange in that I’ve owned guns [...]
by Jason Stotts I haven’t talked much about guns here on Erosophia before, but in the last couple of years, I’ve really taken an interest in them. I’ll probably write about why at some point in the future, but for now here is my report from our most recent visit to the range. My friend [...]
by Jason Stotts Here’s an interesting article from Salon.com about a woman who was against guns, until she was stalked and had to start carrying a gun in order to protect her life. I told [my boyfriend] a firearm in the house made me nauseous [sic.], that I feared the weapon would be turned on [...]
by Jason Stotts The state of Arizona has just passed a law that allows any citizen over the age of 21 to legally carry any weapon they own on their person, whether concealed or open. I think this is great and I imagine that crime will be doing down pretty rapidly. (AP article on Yahoo!) [...]