Does Religion Cause Overpopulation?
What is the connection between religion and population growth? Are Muslims going to take over the world by procreation? Will overpopulation doom the earth? Hans Rosling (Sweden) is arguably the Continue Reading
Contempt Never Wins…in the End
I had a fascinating conversation with compadre Dana Hanson yesterday and have been thinking about it ever since. His insight was this: Contempt for one’s opponents/enemies never gets you anywhere Continue Reading
The Trap of Identity Politics
Fighting for justice within the machinery of identity politics is often seen as a “given” virtue in current cultural conversations. I’d like to call that virtue into question. Basically, it’s Continue Reading
Can You Be a Pacifist and Pro-Government at the Same Time?
Disclaimer: I am not a pacifist. I am a wannabe pacifist. Martin Luther King, Gandhi, and Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount have a vice-grip ethical pull on me. But, intellectually Continue Reading
2018 State of the Union, #SOTU
Just finished watching the 2018 #SOTU. Not a Trump fan. Not a Trump hater. Old enough to know that things aren’t that simple. Some random thoughts: The country is thriving, Continue Reading
What is YOUR Political Footprint?
I just took the rather extensive POLITISCALES survey online, in order to get a better feel for what I really think and believe. Found this to be a lot more Continue Reading
Why hate the Koch brothers?
The Koch brothers are the devil incarnate to many progressives. But do you actually know their positions on immigration, prison reform, drug legalization, police violence, war in the Mideast, and Continue Reading
Think We Should Ban Muslim Immigrants?
So how, actually, does that work? There is no way to tell who is a Muslim and who is not. And terrorists are not above lying. Once again, yet another Continue Reading