Dec 20, 2022Confessions of a lefty prepperFor a long time, I have thought that the United States was headed for a revolution, but until Super Tuesday 2020 I thought it would be a nicey, nicey, 1932-style revolution where we all get healthcare, education, and pensions. Now I think it will be a 1789-style revolution, or just…Mutual Aid5 min readMutual Aid5 min read
Nov 26, 2022Review: Lords of Impunity by Rasna WarahAt the end of World War II, the great powers came together to create an international organization with the purpose of establishing world peace. What could possibly go wrong? In this succinct and insightful volume Warah explains precisely that. Warah was forced out of her job at the United Nations…United Nations2 min readUnited Nations2 min read
Aug 20, 2021The precinct captain’s guide to protecting the ballotHow the Brooks Brothers Riot Helped Make George W. Bush President I think we can look forward to more Brooks Brother’s riots in the 2022 mid terms, perhaps even in this year’s elections in Virginia, NJ, and California. Ideally the Democratic National Committee and all the state parties would…Electoral Violence2 min readElectoral Violence2 min read
Mar 31, 2021Interesting Times; a Christian PerspectiveThe Unites States is imploding into revolution (happy to be wrong). Celebrated podcaster and revolutions expert Mike Duncan thinks that the US is at risk of political collapse. I want a revolution as much as I want a hurricane, but it is necessary to see our country as it is. …Christianity3 min readChristianity3 min read
Dec 18, 2020The homeless vote and the 2021 municipal electionsUnless drastic action is taken, and it does not look hopeful as I write this, there will be a catastrophic increase in the homeless population by November 2021. The most urgent need is to persuade our elected officials to take whatever action is necessary to prevent this catastrophe. …Homelessness4 min readHomelessness4 min read
Nov 11, 2020Can the Bank of Solidarity smash payday lenders?After Bernie withdrew from the Presidential race I began to look for ways I could make a difference. I remain convinced that electoral activism is part of how we take America back; but for the immediate future all meaningful progress will come out of direct action. …Mutual Aid3 min readMutual Aid3 min read
Oct 12, 2020Advice for the People’s PartyMembers of the People’s Party are largely veterans of the Bernie campaign, many are former Green Party activists; so this is a little like offering to give a introduction to music theory to members of the Metropolitan Opera. …Peoples Party5 min readPeoples Party5 min read
Sep 11, 2020The pragmatism of the Sermon on the MountImagine someone said that a life style of plenty of fresh air, exercise, and a diet full of leafy green vegetables was a nice idea, but that sitting in front of a computer all day with tapping on the key board as your only exercise with a diet of beer…Christianity10 min readChristianity10 min read
Aug 31, 2020If I were Joe Biden’s digital directorI never see pictures of happy volunteers posing in their Biden T shirts making phone calls for Biden. Nor do I ever see Tweets about phone bank work for Biden. Since my Twitter list skews left this is not surprising. It may be that social media is full of such…Biden2 min readBiden2 min read
Aug 20, 2020What happened to American Protestantism?Protestants invented the social welfare state. So why is America the only majority Protestant country without a social welfare system? All the early reformers, Luther, Mikael Agricola, all of them, called for universal childhood education, even for girls, to enable them to read the Bible. …Protestant3 min readProtestant3 min read
