Tag Archives: Jonathan Swift

Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Li Chao Yang

Posted on April 9, 2017 by R. Van Conoley

( Editor’s Note: This article was made possible by the extremely able assistance of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin and Jonathan Swift.  I greatly appreciate their hard work and assistance.  R. Van Conoley, Editor of Sanityandsense.com. ) The meetings in April, 2017, between … Continue reading →

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2017- The Year Of The Rooster

Posted on January 15, 2017 by R. Van Conoley

It is strange how people make decisions.  President Reagan’s wife, Nancy Reagan, depended on an astrologer named Joan Quigley.  Not since the days of the Roman Emperors has an astrologer had such influence over affairs of a nation. Some Americans … Continue reading →

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Stop This Terrible Discrimination – A Modest Proposal To FOX News and Others

Posted on November 30, 2016 by R. Van Conoley

The following article was submitted to the editor of Sanityandsense.com by the two illustrious authors: Isaac Bickerstaff and Jonathan Swift. As a nation, we must move forward and stop many new forms of discrimination that are destroying our society.  FOX … Continue reading →

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A Warning From Reverend Jonathan Swift

Posted on September 29, 2015 by R. Van Conoley

The following is an e-mail that was sent to this website by the Reverend Jonathan Swift.  Reverend Swift asked me to publish his letter to inform all older men of a terrible scam ! ” A heads up for men … Continue reading →

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A Wise Saying – Part 62

Posted on October 10, 2013 by R. Van Conoley

   As blushing will sometimes make a whore pass for a virtuous woman, so modesty may make a fool seem a man of sense.      Jonathan Swift

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A Wise Saying – Part 31

Posted on January 3, 2013 by R. Van Conoley

   Jonathan Swift wrote his own epitaph which is as follows:  ” Hic depositum est Corpus; JONATHAN SWIFT;  Hujus Ecclesiae Cathedralis; Decdani; Ubi saeva Indignatio; Ulterius; Cor lacerare nequit; Abi Viator;  Et imitare, si poteris; Strenuum pro virili; Libertatis Vindicatorem. … Continue reading →

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A Wise Saying – Part 29

Posted on December 29, 2012 by R. Van Conoley

  ” Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own. ”  Jonathan Swift

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A Guest Editorial by the Honorable Jonathan Swift

Posted on October 31, 2012 by R. Van Conoley

   Sanityandsense.com is deeply honored to publish an editorial opinion on this site by Jonathan Swift.  The opinions are those of Jonathan Swift and do not necessarily reflect those of Sanityandsense.com.      The American People, like the British and the … Continue reading →

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