Some opinions one has about a range of issues makes the holder of those opinions look smart in the eyes of others, and endear him to his compatriots. As a writer I love it when my ideas line up with common sense, and people nearly immediately recognize it as such. But every once in a while, I come up with an idea that is equally commonsensical, but it is so antithetical to current post-modern trends in culture, thought and philosophy, people ignore its common sense reality, and deign to mock and oppose the idea every time they get a chance.…