I’m not really sure where to begin, my frustrations over this loom so wide. Let me begin this way. Should not our First Amendment rights to free speech protect us from our employers? It seems things have gotten to a certain surreal ridiculousness. Point 1, when did we get to the point where we expect [...]

Here is the concluding comment by Bertrand Russell (from A History of Western Philosophy) on St. Augustine and St. Ambrose & St. Jerome. It is strange that the last men of intellectual eminence before the dark ages were concerned, not with saving civilization or expellig the barbarians or reforming the abuses of the administration, but [...]

I just finished a short biography of Che Guevara (Che Guevara: A Life by Nick Caistor). There is much I could say about him as a man, his ideology, and of course his military actions, though I will limit myself to some of his thoughts while working in Cuba post revolution. Guevara had a rather [...]

With the start of the new year, new terms for school, studying, & teaching, the first real thrust of winter; things have been busy. Here are a few different articles that I found worthwhile enough to save. How To Spot a Church Movement – Tall Skinny Kiwi Andrew Jones passes on some wisdom that he [...]

I have been studying Isaiah lately, out of that study one thing has become very clear; Isaiah has something to say about politics. The first half of the book is directed to contrasting two kings, a classic good guy || bad guy portrait. The interesting point is what the hinge is for Isaiah’s portrayal: faith. [...]