How are we to think about the world we live in just now? How can we incorporate all the dire information coming at us from different directions, and still make sense of the wonderful close-in world of … [Read more...]
BLACKOUT!
This post first appeared in The Finger Lakes Times as a weekly column in the series, "Denim … [Read more...]
Let’s All Just Grow up – Together
A seed from the talking heads has been stuck in the teeth of my thoughts for some time now. It finally dawned on me what it is. Conservative and liberal commentators alike talk about how Trump … [Read more...]
Orlando and Other Moments of Violence
I have made it my practice to resist reacting to horrific violence or outrageous political events with subversivepreacher posts, and likewise, any kind of dramatic recognition of such events into the … [Read more...]
Social Fragmentation and Hostility is the Logical Conclusion of Capitalism
Mindset is made of gristle, a sinewy and fibrous tissue hardened by constant bruising against contradictory realities. More hardened than most is a perspective once true but changed … [Read more...]