After reading the news of drastic increases in the price of Epipens and Insulin over the last couple of years (as well as the unreasonably and unnecessarily high prices on many other […]
What They Need’s a Damn Good Whacking
New Beginnings and Red Shoes
The last time I bought red Converse All-Stars, I had just left Casper College. It was a time of deep pain and frustration. When we recently did a little back-to-school shopping, I […]
Trump Regret
I just finished teaching a night class at a local university. The five week course covers United States and Nevada political and constitutional history. During our first meeting in July, we covered […]
Some Brief Thoughts on Voting Third-Party
Like Bernie Sanders, I am voting for Hillary Clinton in November. However, many of my friends and others in my social media circles are thinking about voting for one of the third-party […]
Progressive Christian Political Book List: Recommendations Requested
I came across an article from a Southern Baptist leader that caught my attention on how to engage the political landscape with one’s faith intact. Good piece. But then he ended with […]
How Jesus Saves the World from Us: A Book Review
I’m new to the realm of book reviews. But given that books remain one of the most powerful means to express ideas, I’d like to try my hand at more reviews. I’m […]
Book Review: The “Joseph Smith Papers – Documents Volume 4: April 1834 to September 1835”
Editors: Matthew C. Godfrey, Brenden W. Rensink, Alex D. Smith, Max H Parkin, and Alexander L. Baugh Publisher: The Church Historians Press Number of Pages: 668 Binding: Cloth ISBN: 13:978-1-62972-174-3 Price: $54.95 […]
“The Greatest Song Ever Written About America”
I honestly don’t know how many versions of “This Land is Your Land” are on my computer. I have about a dozen versions on my tablet that I listen to in heavy […]
Rebuilding the EU
I first ran into a left critique of the EU when I got to know folks from the Dutch Socialist Party. Like many new or reformed euro communist parties in western Europe they […]
A Gay Christian Response
I came across a Christian open letter to LGBT Americans. While LGBT Americans span the religious spectrum the majority of LGBT Americans are Christian. Something never acknowledged in this piece. In fact, […]
Church Decline: Theirs and Ours
The Institute on Religion and Democracy has a new piece covering a struggling United Church of Christ congregation. A congregation that is on the precipice after giving up its building as well […]
Bernie Sanders Didn’t Lose
Bernie Sanders didn’t lose. In the Democratic Party primary process, though there were moments of electoral stress, and even some funny business, nobody has ultimately lost. The New York Times published an opinion […]
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