Author: Dennis Heffernan

Sugar Coated Evil

Despite having graduated several years ago, I still infest attend meetings of the Philosophy and Religion Club at my alma mater, Montclair State University.  I’m also active in the department’s Facebook page, where a...

The Thin Red Line

Here we go again. After a great deal of meaningless saber-rattling and much dragging of heels, the Obama administration has finally been forced to admit that yes, Bashir Assad is a madman who kills...

Boy in the Hoodie

Not guilty. Not surprised. I’ll start by repeating something I said when relating my own experiences as a juror:  if you didn’t hear the case yourself then you don’t have all the information the...

Remember When….

Yeah, I’ve neglected this blog for a while. Hopefully that will change. But just a quick note for now. Anyone else remember when if you read an article about a man on the run...

Credo Quia Absurdum Est

Yes, I know, it’s a misquote.  So is “play it again, Sam” but that doesn’t stop anyone.  As a good old movie once said, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend”. When dealing...

No Man’s Land: The Fall of Paragon City

In 1999 DC Comics ran a year-long story through the Batman titles called “No Man’s Land”.  In this story Gotham City is struck by a massive earthquake, prompting the federal government to cut off...

Quick Take on the Election

The popular vote will be very close. Romney might take it. I expect that the professional bookies are probably right, though, and Obama will easily get the electoral vote. If it does play this...

Surviving Sandy

The title is a bit overtly dramatic, as we were spared most of the storm. We did lose cable, internet and cell service for about two days but we never lost power and only...