Tomorrow night, Tuesday, February 28th, I’ll be reading at a venue that is somewhat a departure for me. It will be at a little ongoing literary rumpus called Noir At the Bar—here’s a blog post to give you a taste—in … Continue reading
I watched the Bill Moyers interview of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt with great interest. Haidt tried to describe what has essentially become what might be called the Two Nations Problem—that is, that America, the United States, has become in many … Continue reading
I’ve seen some blogs that change their look every month. Frankly, it’s too much bother, but once in a while… So, here’s a new look. I’ve noted a few comments about the difficulty of reading white-on-black (or pale blue-on-dark blue, … Continue reading
I have a lot of things to say about what is discussed in this video, but first I’d like people to give a listen. Jonathan Haidt Explains Our Contentious Culture from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo. As a teaser, let me say … Continue reading
Congress is holdings hearings on President Obama’s mandate that insurance companies cover contraception for employees of religious institutions. His earlier initiative, that such institutions pay for it themselves through their employee insurance plans, was met with outrage over a presumed … Continue reading
This pretty much sums up my feelings about the subject. This was polite. The way I’d say it would be, smoke whatever you want, but don’t blow the smoke up my ass. It may be psychically carcinogenic.
There’s an aspect of this flap over Obama’s insistence that health care policies offered by institutions with religious affiliation cover birth control that I don’t see many people discussing. All the posturing over how this is anti-religious and a blatant … Continue reading
Rick Santorum won the three primary-type elections yesterday. Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado. A sweep. But really, I should put that Won in quotes. He “won” by virtue of garnering more votes than the others, which I admit is the traditional … Continue reading
I’ve been hesitant to write anything about the Susan G. Komen fiasco. Not for fear of invoking controversy, but because things started unraveling so fast it was difficult to know when it would play out. Here is a handy overview … Continue reading