Why fear and self-hatred destroy human sharing and solidarity
To love yourself truly, you must always courageously act out your own self-will, whatever the consequences.
Demosthenes, call home: Your quest may be over
This is Joe Biden’s moment to do what he always thought he could do, what he wanted to do from the get-go.
Culture war on
I'm certain there is a way we can meaningfully unite, and not in a war against The Other overseas or south of the border.
Cassius was correct
How many Amerikans, like the good Germans in 1940, cheered the carpet bombing of Iraq, and the subsequent invasion?
We are being out-evolved
As we have anointed our own species Homo sapiens, the wise men, I’d say it’s time to reassess. I’m thinking Stultus homines, Stupid men.
Punishment is Violent and Counterproductive
Punishment can sometimes appear to get you the outcome you want in the short term. The cost is that it always moves you further away from any desirable outcome in the long run.
Manifesting the Worst Old Norms
“Leave Trump to his own devices. Let his poor values wither on his patriarchal bully vine.”
Be black, be brave
Let’s return to that idea: we shall arm the militia, and no one else. The Militia shall be comprised of all races and sexes. No one – not even the police – shall have guns.
Crisis in consciousness: Change and the individual
Remove the psychological clutter and Love will shine forth, bringing clarity and lasting change, within the individual and by extension society.
The edge of heaven
Between the major corporations in all the key industries squeezing every dime out of us, and the military spending now sucking over 50% of our federal tax revenues, we all will soon face not ‘The Edge of Heaven’ but the ‘Abyss of Hell on Earth’.