politics
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Total Immersion
Religion is a formula of rites, rituals, mores, and norms that are designed to build and maintain a community. There are two types of people who are insidious to a community. Both are pretenders. The first is a person who… Continue reading
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A Good Man
I have a mother. She is elderly and has been going through a rough patch. She is currently in rehab after a second surgery. The facility she is in is experiencing a small Covid outbreak. They are not quarantined, but… Continue reading
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Never Fully Balanced
There is a very clear difference between doing something just for the money, and being moved by a passionate need to express ourselves. It is easy to see in the art people produce; music, painting, writing, and everything else. It… Continue reading
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Not A Single Bullet
The new face of warfare is upon us and no one seems to know it. We have a financial system that is cobbled together with duct-tape and bailing wire. A system that was built back when everything was done with… Continue reading
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Revolution is the Pursuit of Justice
There is no way to sustain a world where narrative outweighs evidence and motive. Justice is not a logical pursuit, it is an emotional balancing. While it is a benefit for a person to experience the emotional relief of receiving … Continue reading