Oh, No!
Oh, no! Our position is precarious. We go Vulnerable to various Scoundrels, utterly nefarious. We gotta question why. So goes the opening of my song, pertinent when I started it in 2017, and even more true today. We're living in a time that could have been scripted by both William Shakespeare and the Marx Brothers - tragedy and comedy - misdirecting us. Suffering and jokes have replaced vision. We're locked…
Our Founder and Our Flounder
"These are the times that try men's souls," Paine wrote then, and it's true again. Thomas Paine probably won't be highlighted in the ceremonies around the 250th, but he should be. As we try to celebrate the 250th anniversary of…
What’s the Good of Democracy?
Our precious, beloved democratic republic is an annoying chore. I praise and treasure it, and I'm sick of it. I believe in the goods that we're made of, not the fallen goods the subtle deceiver dangles before our eyes. The…
Abundance Avoided
Two liberal pundits, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, raise liberals' ire by critiquing liberalism itself in their popular book, Abundance. They complain we're blundering into scarcity when we could be choosing abundance. While conservatives fought any governmental program they resented…
Hoax?
Rebuttal to the letter in Ashland, Oregon's Sneak Preview: Is Carbon the Culprit? (Please see the original letter I am rebutting and Dr. Alan Journet's reply to it, both pasted…
Think and Think and Think
“Think, and think, and think,” Art advised. Art Brayfield, former head of the American Psychological Association, learned but reclusive, liked my thoughtful sermons and occasional visits. His advice seems truer…
Our Founder and Our Flounder
"These are the times that try men's souls," Paine wrote then, and it's true again. Thomas Paine probably won't be highlighted in the ceremonies around the 250th, but he should…
What’s the Good of Democracy?
Our precious, beloved democratic republic is an annoying chore. I praise and treasure it, and I'm sick of it. I believe in the goods that we're made of, not the…