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Well, this is it. You know our mantra here at the Intramuralist. We are a respectful dialogue of current events. That means the following… * All topics are welcome. * Disagreement is completely acceptable. * The only caveat is that all opinion, perspective and conviction must be stated in a way that is
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Seriously. Who/what do you follow? Those on Instagram, for instance, who have the most followers, are: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo — The Portuguese professional soccer player has more followers than many have in their own country with 593 million followers. 2. Lionel Messi — The Argentine soccer player gets close to Ronaldo,
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Ok, I admit, I’m a little bit fascinated. I’m fascinated by the number of persons (and total respect if such includes you — it’s only a fascination), but at the number of persons who suggest that the corruption we’re seeing and sensing is happening in a singular
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I am always grateful for July 4th. While hitting the sand and the sunshine for an extended stay, there’s time to read and listen to the perspectives of others — such as from someone who didn’t actually grow up in this country, like Martin Gurri, an author, former CIA
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29 opinions were released by the Supreme Court this past June. Many were 7-2, 8-1 or even unanimous decisions, finding common ground on voting rights, immigration issues, etc. We, though, oft focus on cases that are more divided and passionate — and on the ones via which we see
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While admittedly hesitant to feel capable of demanding what all others should care about, perhaps the better question is: “Do we care if our news is accurate?” Unquestionably, not all proclaimed news sources present actual, factual news. To be clear, biased sources are capable of being actual and factual; the
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With Google being our active and semi-altruistic friend, the individual info search has become quite the convenient, domestic activity. Hence, on a witty whim earlier in the week, we asked, “What are people prone to?” The answers span the spectrum of creativity, if I do say so myself… Depression…
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As we soon celebrate the 15th year of the Intramuralist (crazy… I know!), I find myself grateful, gleeful and sincerely humbled. It’s been a true labor of love for this decade and a half. As we near our actual anniversary this fall, we will find ways to appropriately (and
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We’ll get to the partying. First, let’s review one recently discussed fact: The clear majority of American adults don’t want either Joe Biden or Donald Trump to run again for President. But alas, they are still running. With all due respect, it begs the question: who do
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One of the Intramuralist’s key ambitions is to routinely encourage what is good and right and true. But let’s face it. In a society bombarded by seemingly constant moral digression, sometimes what’s good and right and true is difficult to discern. We watch people fight. We watch
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“When he was faced with an impossible choice, when the futures of all paths were equally shadowed, when the countless possibilities of either choice either balanced out or were hopelessly confusing, that he would make a decision based on what he hoped to be true, rather than by what he
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As we met yesterday in the dining area of one of our favorite local eateries, we paused a bit from our Chick-n-Minis, Egg White Grills, Scramble Bowls and Burritos, long enough to ask why this is so good. Not so much the food — even though the food is