In our hyper negative isolated existence it is difficult to step out of our current situation and see how, in some ways, things have really gotten a lot better. Abuse is a lot less hidden. Obviously all the sexual and other abuse reaching the news cycle makes the...

Great NYTimes article, applies to a lot of facets of the lower class: There is also the reality that in our culture of increasing isolation, in which so many of the traditional gathering places and social structures have disappeared, screens are filling a crucial...

The database for this site was erased so I had to rebuild it from back up. I do not believe it to be a targeted attack, probably some WordPress malware bot (which doesn't show favoritism, a Christian ministry site I webmaster is getting hit with malware too).

say what you want about stick up men and the dirty deed they perform but at least they're honest if asked they would tell you they're not here to dialogue some of my friends on the right need to learn from stick up men a threat to life and livelihood is not dialogue...

There is a fascinating Reddit post on Trump's appeal to the working class.  I think the conventional thinking of Republican strategists was that the rich white people would call the shots and the poor white people would fall in line voting against their economic...

Article on the wellness culture and overwork: We’re working longer hours than ever before, and as our employment conditions continue to worsen, they’re simply repackaged into a new version of normal in an effort to make the truly pathological state of many of our...

From a comment on a great NYTimes article on moral courage: Much is made of the pursuit of happiness in US society but rarely do we talk about the two main types of happiness as delineated by ancient philosophers — hedonic vs. eudaemonic happiness. The former,...

I have yet to hear an argument against gay marriage that doesn't invoke something written on bronze-age parchment.  Denying people who love and are committed to each other the right to marry is bad enough.  But it gets worse, by sinking its resources into this battle...

Sufjan Stevens is coming to Grand Rapids this spring, Tuesday April 28.  Tickets go on sale tomorrow the 30th at 10:00 A.M.  They will sell out very quickly.   Here is my guide for maximizing your chances of scoring some. Create a TicketReturn account right now.  To...