Dear neocon,
I understand your frustrations. I'm fortunate that at a relatively tender age, I was subjected to the mercies of formal logic, as well as training in a language other than my native tongue. I found that the study of a foreign language enormously improved my grasp of English, of grammar, of the "metaphysics" of language, and of human logic.
sitetest
I read recently that learning at least one foreign language is correlated with a reduced incidence of Alzheimer's disease. So it's good for keeping those "little grey cells" (thank you, Inspector Poirot) limber, as well. It's a pity so many colleges have dropped their foreign language requirement.
That was off-topic, though ... sorry.