The Monstrous Lie of White Privilege

The Monstrous Lie of White Privilege

There are errors of omission and errors of commission. When an error rises to the level of intentional misleading, we call it a lie. The unassailableness of a concept (like progressive overuse of the term ‘settled science’) of widely held White Privilege...
Two Futures—Forward Casting

Two Futures—Forward Casting

Most of us cannot evaluate equivocal information, which is necessary to form reliable conclusions. It is essential to project future trends and events—forward casting, as I call it. In ancient times, we read the entrails of some poor beast or threw a roll of old bones...
Witness

Witness

It’s the middle of the night as I write this, and I’m deeply troubled by Trump’s conviction. Why? Perhaps I’m hyper-partisan, perhaps not. I know I’ll never forget where I was when I heard about his conviction and instantly knowing that...
Cultural Imperative

Cultural Imperative

For millennia, there were only four cultural imperatives: Grow enough food to ward off starvation Be strong enough to ward off invaders Develop a society-wide sense of self and maintain continuity Continued technological, political, and economic advancements...
Xenophobic

Xenophobic

If you liked our country the way it was before he arrived on the scene, Biden says you must be xenophobic. We’ve been bombarded by that term recently, primarily used disparagingly to push back on everyone’s alleged selfish self-interest. Being accused of...