Social Change

Peace Through Tension; War Through Unity

Why does hatred seem to be on the rise in the world, including in the U.S.? True, there has always been hatred, and humans seem programmed to hate the Other, but there seems to be an increase of late that reverses the world-historical trend in the opposite…

Are You an Idiot?

One Sunday my family and I went to the part for a cookout with a friend and his family. While there, I took my daughter, Melina, down to the lake to look at the ducks and geese (she loves birds). There were people feeding the ducks and geese, so there were a lot of the birds on the shore. A woman…

Donald Trump and the Pull of Nihilism

Both the Democratic and Republican parties are run by elites who have nothing but contempt for the average person. The only difference this year is that the Republicans have Donald Trump at the head of their party, a usurper from the outside who is not supposed to…

Morality Is Anti-Egalitarian, But Without Morality Equality Is Impossible

Racism is morally wrong. Sexism is morally wrong. Homophobia is morally wrong. Xenophobia is morally wrong. To say these things is to make morally absolute statements, meaning they are a rejection of…

Communication Technology and Revolution

1436 — Johannes Gutenberg began work on his printing press
1450s — Gutenberg prints the “Gutenberg Bible”
1480s — 110 cities across Europe had printers
1500 — over 20 million books published
1517 — Martin Luther posted the “95 Theses” to the door of All Saints…

What Can We Learn from these Times?

There are many things I hope we can learn from our time away from normal life.

Victim/Persecutor/Rescuer

Every good work of fiction is developed around triangles. We typically think of there being a protagonist and an…

SOCIETY

Our Society Is Feeling the Blues

The Road to Fascism

The United States is becoming more and more illiberal with each passing day. While there have been a few areas in which we have become a more liberal nation — gay marriage being the biggest triumph for liberalism of late — we have seen a rise in intolerance for those who think and believe…