Whatever happened to basic human decency?
The Longview News-Journal recently published a guest editorial that attempted to take on the thorny issue of sexual violence under the title “Whatever happened to self discipline?” Go read it, if
Incredible
We were black, beyond the visible spectrum, beyond civilization. Our history was inferior because we were inferior, which is to say our bodies were inferior. And our inferior bodies could
An American Problem
Selma is the most important movie I have seen in a long time. Everyone should watch it because its telling of Civil Rights history holds a mirror to our present
The Weight of Glory
So suddenly it’s November, and one of the projects I’ve been working on instead of writing here is ready to share. During the past year or so I’ve been collaborating
Eclectica: Week of August 11, 2014
Oy, what a heavy week. The deaths of Michael Brown and Robin Williams figured heavily in what I read this week, but there are some rays of light in there
Blood cries out
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. –Salvor Hardin Incompetence and malevolence can be difficult to tell apart. Acts of violence are the fulcrum where they intersect and pivot
Eclectica: Pre-Vacation Double-Edition (July 15-29, 2014)
You missed out on my favorites from last week, so here’s a double helping of the good stuff to tide you over while I disappear back to the Old Country
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That Dreadful Courtesy
I am upset. Lately there is so much to be upset about. Thousands dead, and thousands more fleeing from Syria’s civil war. The Islamic State crucifying and decapitating any and
Eclectica: Late Edition (Week of July 7, 2014)
I got tied up writing an actual article over the weekend and didn’t get a chance to gather my favorite links from last week. No worries though – we run
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Throw-Away Freedom, Disposable People
I If you’ve spent any time traveling through the rural United States, you will likely have seen a pickup truck belching thick clouds of smoke every time the driver guns