One Guy’s Arguments Against What We Were Taught to Believe.

“Honesty is the best policy.” — Benjamin Franklin

While keeping the above quote in mind, indulge me while I offer another: “If honesty were suddenly introduced into American life, the whole system would collapse.”

So said George Carlin, in his 1999 HBO special You Are All Diseased. And here we are, almost 20 years later, amidst what appears to be the collapse. We’ve finally been granted the truth and its face is ugly, its embrace is cold, and its strike is hard. 

Honesty has not only arrived, it has us surrounded. The curtain’s been pulled back, yanked down, and burnt to a crisp. Welcome to the 24-hour news cycle, cameras, snitches, and snoops hiding in every... Read More