Victory Manual

アメリカ合衆国は民主主義の国のように見えるけど、実はそうではない。
民主主義であるのなら国会は必要ではないであろう。建国者は共和国のアメリカ合衆国を作った。当時、わざわざ民主主義として建国しなかった。その理由はほとんどの国民がうまく制御できないからである。
そのため国会を作りました。建国者が、憲法に義務のある国会議員が国を統制するシステムを決定した。現在のアメリカ合衆国が民主主義のために戦争を起こしているというが、実は我が国でも民主主義とのシステムを使っていないので、それは皮肉ではないか。
国民を１００％統制できているとすれば、それは無政府状態ということではないか。

As a foreigner in Japan who currently teaches English, it’s impossible to avoid having an opinion on a policy of mandatory second-language education. Deas from rockinginhakata.com commented on bilingualism (particularly of English and Spanish in the States), but I want to take one step back, towards second-language education in a general scope.
In terms of [...]

(Image showing a Korean national showing his…erm…disregard for China)
Inspiration from an article posted at Japan Probe

The audacity of hope a foreigner trying to apply for a credit card in Japan, whose hope is ultimately shattered by a rejection letter!
I want to buy a house in Japan; maybe not tomorrow, but someday. In order to buy a house I need credit. It can’t be any credit, though. No [...]

This is a thought that just occured to me, but it seems that an increase in crime has a direct correlation with materialism in society. People want stuff, and to get stuff you need cash.
With an increasingly short attention span, thanks to the influence of things like music videos where any given scene is [...]

The over-pious think that unbelievers are in the dark, and the over-skeptical think that believers are misguided. Neither is right.

My wife brought up an interesting point while we were talking about nationalism in Asia. I like hearing her take on things as she’s a Korean living in Japan studying alongside Chinese. She feels that, based on China’s long history of power in Asia, many Chinese today still consider Korea and Japan as [...]

A protest to protest a protest.
Torch protests could hurt Japan’s ties with China
I might need to begin a protest of my own. A protest to protest the protest of a protest. All I would ask of you, dear readers, is that you kindly protest me afterwards. A protest to protest the protest [...]

With all this controversy surrounding Ben Stein’s new [documentary | attack | sensationalism], I was reminded of one argument, in regards to the evolution / creation debate, typically masked as a question that I absolutely can’t stand.
Let me start off by saying that I don’t claim to know any “truth”. Both the ideas of [...]

Art.
People often muse over the connotations of the term.
“What is art?” they ask themselves in quiet reserve, and their answers often lie in their own assessment of beauty; in their own favorite pieces.
“This is the pinnacle of art,” they conclude. They express themselves.
Expression is met with disagreement. They lash out in defense. [...]