American writer Tracy Kidder points out: "In order to go on with our lives, we are always capable of making the ominous into the merely strange." We ignore ominous warning signs at our own peril. But ignore them we will,…
by The Homeless Adjunct I'm using this space to recommend a long, insightful essay. The full essay is here, and I've embedded a singular nugget below. "Within one generation, in five easy steps, not only have the scholars and intellectuals…
by Samantha Gray With problems like global warming, rising oceans and more plaguing our planet, it baffles my mind that people are wasting their time and energy worrying about the beliefs and values of a fast food restaurant owner. How…
The three video clips embedded below are the results from a presentation I delivered in Auckland, New Zealand on the evening of 24 June 2012. Thanks to Deck Hazen of Deep Green Productions for organizing the event and creating the…
American novelist Jack Kerouac wrote, "If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime." Don't blink now, but U.S. debt just grew by $11 trillion. If you're keeping track, that amount exceeds the financial value of all currency in…
by Michael Thomas Those of us who pay attention to the news are assaulted daily by a barrage of information: international conflicts, sport tournaments, religion, gun rights, marriage rights, terrorism, and a plethora of other topics. What topics are truly…
by John Duffy At dawn, the temperature inside my tent began to steadily rise. After forty-eight hours on virtually no sleep, twelve of which were spent trudging through the hundred plus degree Texas afternoon, brambles snagging at my legs while…