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Blog, 31 December 2020 Modified August 2021. Things we have learned over the last Four-ish years. We learned that rich people really do think they are above the law. I think, in fact, they do not consider it either way but just assume “consequences” does not mean them. We learned that people can be turned-on … Continue reading What We Have Learned

[Below is a conversation that is all too typical of conversations with conservative Republicans these days. In general outline: there is a statement by the Republican; then I make a counter argument that denies the statement with some supporting reasoning or evidence; Sometimes this continues back and forth (notice below the length of responses by … Continue reading Conversation with a Republican

People who only read non-fiction are missing the exploration of the human condition. I once read Harold Bloom’s, Genius, the top 100 hundred authors of all time. To get on the list these authors had to demonstrate or describe the human condition. Some of my favorites on the list: Shakespeare, Dickens, Twain, Elliot to name … Continue reading The Need for Fiction: Learning the Human Condition.

There is a distinct difference between these two belief systems. I will compare them here. “Republican Christianity”: Wants power. “Biblical Christian”: Knows God is the power. “Republican Christianity”: Fears everything that does not believe the same way they do. “Biblical Christian”: Fears nothing by relying on God to know what he is doing. “Republican Christianity”: … Continue reading “Republican Christianity” v. “Biblical Christian”