We didn't have a chance. We couldn't do anything else. We were powerless. If someone says "we" instead of "I", He wants to shun responsibility, Putting the blame on morals....

Paul McCartney of the Beatles in India, witnessing two monkeys on the street as they copulate. They are so wonderfully uncomplicated, he is fascinated. So he decides to write a...

A murderer's confession means now the judge has power over him. Telling your spouse you have philandered gives him or her power over you. If a politician admits mistakes, the...

Political Correctness is if you try to force good taste on language. What exactly does that mean? Examples for PI (political incorrectness) are: Afghanistan, Irak, World-Wide Economical Crisis. Nowadays, the...

Living in dire times, people used to saying: The past was better than the present. Or else: Let us make a better future. Now they say: The future will be...

Most people do not appreciate being contradicted. Particularly the Germans. But Hegel says: The truth emerges after having passed through contradiction. Or, as the traditional proverb says: There are two...

What is it that makes a king? It is the awareness of his subjects That this is their king. So what makes the boss the boss? Exactly the same thing....

Ethics boom. Ethics is about good manners. And about morals. So why does it currently boom?Simple. When times are splendid, we need no ethics. Everybody lives in abundance. When times...

Radio philosophy This Sunday (and on all following Sundays at midnight) you get to read radio philosophy. That is philosophy in very small units, tiny, undividable mental atoms. Their dynamic...