I’m a thief. Not what I’d call a serious thief, but I have taken things that didn’t belong to me and there’s little doubt that I’ll steal again. My claim to the moral high ground is forfeit. I rationalize that nobody misses anything that I take from them, so no harm is done. Morning papers […]
I’m calling bullshit on the notion that doing one’s “duty” is a higher cause. Whatever form of payment we accept, be it money or gratitude or vicarious pleasure, we do what we do for personal gain. That includes duty.
This morning as I was walking down Main Street toward the theater, a homeless-looking man moved into my peripheral vision and the first words out of his mouth were, “Boss man!” He was black (the relevance of which I’ll address momentarily) and I said “No thanks” without so much as looking at him. I kept […]
