Are we paying attention to The Wall? It seems that now, when we dutifully pay our taxes, we are truly […]
Inner Scotland
I find it almost hard to believe it’s been nearly 20 years since my second “pilgrimage” to “the old country,” […]
Blue-Tailed Skink
My neighbor, the blue-tail skink, posed for me this afternoon. This beautiful creature reminded me of a lesson, a question, […]
Essays, Columns, Stories, Books
In case you aren’t aware, many of my essays and columns are collected in published books: Broken Bridges A Freethinker’s […]
God and Atheists
In his eulogy for Henry Thoreau in May 1862, Emerson quotes his friend as saying: “Nothing is so much to […]
Mountain Summer Evening
A video, less than a minute, capturing the peace that cannot be captured.
Christian Supremacy?
This concept of “Christian Supremacy” came to me this morning as I was contemplating (with agitation) several of the latest […]
New Book is #1 in Two Categories!
My new book, Broken Bridges is now at the top of the charts on Amazon in these categories: #1 in […]
Humboldt at the Smithsonian
Take a guided tour, led by the Curator, through the fascinating new Alexander von Humboldt exhibition at the Smithsonian American […]
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 […]
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 […]
Supreme Stupidity
The U.S. Supreme Court has been all over the map with rulings these days. Some good decisions, in my opinion, […]
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