Liberty will never die

Featured image by Colleen. Follow the link for more of this artist’s work. For those who worry that if Biden wins, or if Trump wins, or if this candidate or that candidate wins that liberty will be dead and the United States will become nothing but a fascist dictatorship, let me say this. The fire […]

Food for thought as we wait for election results

As it stands right now, we’re entering the litigation phase of this hotly contested election. I still can’t tell you how things will turn out, though my gut says Biden will take it in the end. I have a few thoughts, and a few things for those who voted Biden should keep in mind over […]

As it stands

Featured image from Freepik. Follow the link for more images. This election has been wild, and continues to be wild. If all things stay the same, then we hit the nightmare scenario, 269 to 269. I would rather that not happen, even if it meant Biden winning. As I have said before, I have no […]

Private Idealism and Public Moderation

In my personal moments, when musing about the various political and philosophical issues that are bubbling in today’s discourse, I often look at issues in two ways…

A decision must be made.

Photo credit to Phillip Goldsberry. Follow the link for more of his work. I will start by saying that if Biden wins, I will respect the win. I will accept that for the next two to four years we’ll live with higher taxes and the expansion of cancel culture, the ease at which we label […]

The inherent problem of political violence

The riots, the burning, the looting, the screeching, the assault, the murder. The fires burning around this country are a cause for concern, if not outright fear. What we’re seeing is a normalization of violence against our political opponents alongside the desensitization of very combative terms such as enemy, criminal, German National Socialist. And yet, […]

Collateral Damage

This election cycle is crazy. The way that it divides people has been something to behold. Friendships, online friendships, marriages, relationships all dissolving because we’ve lost our ability to tolerate our differences. And it’s not even in primary relationships. The tribalist notions have been extended to secondary groups: families, clubs, businesses, organizations, all being tied […]

The Authoritarianism of Compassion

I’ve seen, read, and heard so many people call themselves compassionate on both the left and right. I’ve also seen those same people become vicious, hateful, rage filled monsters toward people that they disagree with, that mostly happening on the left, though I see it on both sides. Compassion is an interesting virtue. Merriam-Webster defines […]

An Improviser’s approach to energy

One of my favorite hobbies is improv theater/comedy. Like the TV Show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” or the live shows that I watched or did here in San Diego. One of the basic tenants to good improv is “yes and,” meaning that the premise pitched by your scene partner is accepted and built upon, […]

Atop the slippery slope of Critical Race Theory, and how we’ve already started sliding.

If I were to ask you what white supremacy means, can you give me an answer without Googling it? I certainly couldn’t anymore. Something to the effect of the domination of a particular racial group (in this case Whites), over all others. However, today’s definition includes the use of power structures and hierarchies in order […]