by Dr. Jeffrey Lant. Author's program note. Over the course of the last three years, I have written over 1000 articles of what I call "cultural commentary," that is on any subject relating to mankind, our acts, thoughts, behaviors, works, triumphs, and tragedies. These articles are read by over 1,000,000 people each month who visit me at jeffreylantarticles.com The subjects are timely, the research precise and thorough, the conclusions my own... and always, always signed, never anonymous or signed with a nom de guerre or "handle". Most readers are supportive, even lavish and fulsome about what I write, how I write it and the essential fairness of my approach, the attempt to understand different people's often astonishingly disparate (and fiercely antagonistic) points of view. However, I adhere to severe standards. I must be fair, scrupulous, true to my subject and true to myself, not just a man with an opini...