This page contains various posts that don’t fit neatly under one of my other categories.
Themed Reading Lists:
Native American Heritage Month
Politics, Philosophy, and Religion:
Building a Team Versus Firing the Coach
Drag and Gender as a Performance
Pride Month 2024: God (or Nature) Makes Queer Creatures - Get Over It
Parental Rights or Parental Ownership
Pride Month 2023: The Root of anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry is Misogyny
A Market-Based Solution for Gun Control
Neurodiversity and Intersex as ways of understanding the LGBTQIA+ Experience
“They Make a Wasteland and Call it Peace”: Putin and White Evangelicalism
Absolute Truth Versus Absolute Authority
Post Failed-Recall Thoughts: Why the California Republican Party Isn’t Viable
Black History Month: We Need to Learn Accurate and Complete History
The Aftermath of 9/11 in Two Country Songs
Labor Day: Adam Smith, Notorious “Socialist”
Kenosha Explodes the Myth of the “Good Guy With A Gun”
Some Troubling Comments on Covid-19 by my Conservative Acquaintances
Culture and Gun Violence: Conservatives need to look in the mirror
Oregon as a Microcosm of our Divided Nation
Taxpayers Subsidize our Healthcare
White Fragility: Discussing Racist Policies in the Era of Trump
Black History Month: If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed?
Yes, Women Should Be In Charge of Their Bodies
Was It Worth It? (My Post-Election Prediction)
The Elephant in the Discussion of Public Benefits
Aftermath: A Way Forward for Those of Us who Still Believe in Basic Human Decency
Looking Away From an Assault: An Election Tale
Polarization and Parrotting: How We Got There
Nazism, Communism, and Atheism Aren’t the Same Thing
Brief Thoughts on the DOJ Report on Ferguson
Nazis, Nietzsche, and Narrative
Immigration:
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Tear Down This Wall
Immigration Part 7: My Family’s Story
Immigration Part 6: Why We Can’t Or Won’t Fix Our Broken Immigration Laws
Immigration Part 5: The Openly Racist Goals of the Trump Administration
Immigration Part 4: The Reality of Current Law
Immigration Part 3: The Chinese Exclusion Act Racist History of Immigration Restrictions
Immigration Part 2: Immigration and Naturalization before 1882
Immigration Part 1: Introduction
Saint Patrick’s Day and Immigration
Theofascism
Part 1: Everybody Does It - Politics and Philosophy
Part 2: Speaking a Common Language
Part 3: Theofascism, Bigotry, and Sincere Religious Belief
Part 4: The Theofascist Narrative, aka The Culture Wars™
Sunday Thoughts and other sermons:
Those Who Wish To Seem: Performative Piety
Sunday Thoughts: Lies and Liars
Sunday Thoughts: We want a King
The Radical Meaning of the Parable of the Good Samaritan
Wisdom Versus Theonomy: An Example From My Experience
Christmas and other themed posts:
Christmas Carols in a Time of Hatred
Miscellaneous book posts:
My 10 Most Influential Books as of 2014
Movies:
The Barbie Movie: Existential Crises and Patriarchy
Encanto and the Foundation of a Family
Pixar’s Inside Out and the Importance of Sadness
Fear and Love: The Unexpected Message of Disney’s Frozen
Music:
Adventures:
Personal Stuff:
Night Shift at the Hospital on Christmas Eve
Changing Together - 16th Anniversary
What I Learned About My Wife in Fifteen Years of Marriage
Why My Daughters - and Sons - Are Getting the HPV Vaccine
Why I Do Not Teach My Children Young Earth Creationism
In Which I Post Some Questions and Answers
Cancer and the Quest for a Guarantee
Thoughts on the Retirement of Rebecca Brooks
Learning Outside the Family - Sunday School Edition
Thoughts on Academia and the Life of the Mind
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