Watching the ceremony for King Charles we heard him proclaimed “Head of the Commonwealth” and “Defender of the Faith” (The […]
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Leadership for Dummies
(*Update to this post: This article in the NYT speaks to the challenges rational people currently face: “Where Facts Were No […]
Freethinkers’ Party?
Well, yes, I suppose that Freethinkers DO party now and then … but this piece by E.J. Dionne in the […]
Purple Carolina
There are times I miss living on the West Coast. Pacific Ocean, Redwoods and Sequoias, Sierra Mountains, and acres of […]
Politically Ill
For many years I worked closely with people suffering from various forms of mental illness. I take the people, and […]
JFK on Separation of Church and State
Sixty years ago today, September 12, 1960, candidate John F. Kennedy spoke to a ministerial association in Houston, TX. He […]
A Trump Voter, and Friend
A longtime friend posted something that was not completely surprising though still stunning. In these divisive times when the Virus […]
Paradox of Christian Nationalism
I just borrowed my wife’s copy of The Power Worshippers by Katherine Stewart, and ate it up. I highly recommend […]
The Solution
To just about everything concerning leadership. . . is fairly simple, though very radical. I’m not the first to suggest […]
Am I a Socialist?
Lots of fear-flaunting these days. In the 50’s, the scare word was “Communist.” Now, “Socialist.” Having never seriously studied political […]
In a Time of Trumpery
A term more relevant (and chilling) now than ever. “Trumpery” trump·er·y | ˈtrəmp(ə)rē | archaic noun (plural trumperies) attractive articles […]
God for President?
I’m a strong and outspoken supporter of wall of separation between Religion and State. But what about religion in politics? […]
Friendly Freethinker 