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Why have you become so political? I'm so glad you asked.
May 27, 2022
I haven’t considered myself to be an especially political person. In writing this series however, in reflecting on my ideas and cataloging my past political engagement, I realize my political-orientated behavior this winter is not out of character, though it may be surprising to readers.
In response to the times
April 7, 2022
It’s time to talk about the conclusions I’ve been drawing from my life experience and “the state of the world”, as filtered through the lens of this advice: "Prepare for what you’ve already been through, plus a bit more."
Updating my About page into a Now page
March 15, 2022
A brief, up-to-date accounting of where I’m at with work, life, and school.
Attempts to invalidate a movement, what is truth, and how do we build a just society
February 17, 2022
Each of us is working on the weft and warp of building a society from our diversity of belief, opinions, experiences, frameworks, and theories. And in that weaving sometimes we’ll meet up and touch the hands and join the causes of those who seem very different from us (I should hope so) and sometimes we’ll feel some distance from those we usually align with (also, I should hope so).
My line in the sand
January 29, 2022
In a liberal democracy individual liberty is the given state, the independent variable. If the state fails to convince a population by reasonable means why the individual’s autonomy, responsibility and relationality must be curtailed, and they must advance their agenda via coercion, that state action and that authority is unjust.
As we crawl our way into a New Year
January 10, 2022
I ended 2021 in grief and deep sadness; feeling loss, disappointment, and uncertainty about the future.
The thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices
December 21, 2021
I've committed myself to carrying hope right now. I have faith in possibilities not yet experienced. Possibilities so unlikely, they might as well be supernatural.
