Audacity’s Price
In the world of annoying and meaningless titles, it is hard to beat Obama's semi-autobiographical book The Audacity of Hope. Hope is well and good, but in a world of social…
Fascism and Antifascism
Friday the 20th marked the second time in about a year in which I nearly went to a political event, and got diverted by some personal obligation... only to find…
Individualism and Collectivism
In ordinary political parlance, the political divide is normally framed in terms of "right" and "left." There is a solid foundation for why these labels are helpful, but the terms…
The Year of Race Realism
Equality had a nice run. For something that has never, ever existed in all of human history, its pursuit was an extraordinarily interesting phenomenon in political philosophy. I will not…
Christianity and Nietzsche (II)
In my previous post on Nietzsche, I began to address the German philosopher's argument that "God is dead," especially as it relates to Christianity and Christianity's relationship to truth, distilled from The…
Christianity and Nietzsche
The man who declared "God is Dead" may or may not be the most misunderstood philosopher, but he is almost certainly the most misquoted. The actual context of the phrase…
Resolutions
And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never shared No one…
Why Swim in Cold Water
Author (black shorts with arms in the air) and friends, January 2, 2013 "You're crazy!" is still the most common response when I ask people if they want to join…
War Drums
There are some ominous storm clouds circling in the geopolitical stratosphere, and being between two presidencies is like running for cover in an open field. Safety is in sight, and…
Deciphering “Fake News”
What is "fake news?" Outside of the context in which it has suddenly and recently become popular, the phrase "fake news" really shouldn't be such a contentious thing. It's all…