Humboldt at the Smithsonian
Take a guided tour, led by the Curator, through the fascinating new Alexander von Humboldt exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This adventurous explorer inspired Jefferson, Darwin, Church, Thoreau,…
How to Get the Most Life
“The scenery, when it is truly seen, reacts on the life of the seer. How to live. How to get the most life. How to extract its honey from the…
Douglass on True Religious Liberty
I think it’s always good to go back and read the July 5th, 1852 speech given by Frederick Douglass in Rochester, NY. This section may speak to the latest short-sighted…
Supreme Stupidity
The U.S. Supreme Court has been all over the map with rulings these days. Some good decisions, in my opinion, and some pretty bad ones. . .like the one today…
Whose Liberty?
I just came across this quote from Lincoln who spoke these words in Baltimore one year before the end of the Civil War and his assassination (April 1864). Timely indeed.…
Saunter on the Blue Ridge
Our drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway today brought us to the trailhead for a hike up Mount Pisgah. Of the 50 others we encountered on the trail, we were…
New Book Published!
My newest book, Broken Bridges, is now available on Amazon in paperback and ebook! Today the book is the #1 New Release in Humanist Philosophy! #1 New Release in Agnosticism!…
Delicate Beauty
Before the rain, in the rain, after the rain. . .great fragility of beauty.
