The LB Chronicles by Lawrence Burke, Ed.D

writing

  • Ludwig Wittgenstein: Was he an example of the Sane Madness of Modernity?

    What aspects of Wittgenstein’s life contributed to his intellectual acumen and success? Give me the child until he is 7 and I will give you the man’, is a well-known quote that’s attributed to both Aristotle and St. Ignatius Loyola,… Continue reading

  • Artemis ll: Is Science still a Candle in the Dark?

    It was mesmerizing. Artemis ll soaring towards earth, some 400 miles above our planet, before it entered the mighty force of gravity, and began its perilous descent towards the Pacific Ocean. The statistics of the mission to orbit around the… Continue reading

  • The Hollow Men by T.S.Eliot : In Memory of AJC; August 1955-September 2025

                     I We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning togetherHeadpiece filled with straw. Alas!Our dried voices, when We whisper together Are quiet and meaninglessAs wind in dry grass Or rats’ feet over broken glassIn our dry cellar Shape without form, shade… Continue reading

  • A Favorite Poem

    Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson It little profits that an idle king, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Match’d with an aged wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race, That hoard, and sleep, and… Continue reading

  • Opinions: Do they Matter?

    Recently, a 71 year old pensioner from Kent in England, was arrested, handcuffed and cautioned, after posting a message on the social media platform X which was judged offensive. According to reports, his home was searched and his electronic devices… Continue reading