The continuing adventures of that eternal man of mystery…
My thoughts on various social issues, which can cover a wide variety of topics.
I’ve recently been impressed to write on this topic. The inspiration came from a recent talk given by Dallin H. Oaks; the bulk of my message today will come from him. If you’d like to see his talk feel free, it’s located here. The opinion stated on this page will be based on my own … Read more
My next planned blog post was going to address the so-called ‘War on Drugs’ but after an experimental post today on my Facebook page I decided I need to talk about something different. It’s not a new subject by any means, but it is an important one and one that saddens me on several levels: … Read more
So I’ve recently finished reading James W. Loewen’s book “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.” This book is about the version of American history we are taught in high schools and the subsequent de-programming professors have to do when they get freshman history students in college. It’s written by … Read more
The idea for this article has been percolating in my head for a while now, and I’ve caught on to the fact that if it doesn’t go away after a while I’d better do something with it. I’m a sometime observer of popular culture and society, and it seems to me that one of the … Read more
Over the past 10 years way too many hours of television and way too many books have been written on the reasons for and meaning of the Iraq War. At the risk of contributing to all that jazz by adding my own perspective, I can’t seem to let go of the fact that I’ve never … Read more