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In a nutshell I want people to be able to leave comments without me having to "approve" them - they appear immediately. But I also want to keep out spam. The anti-spam module for some reason was marking all comments - including my own - as spam. I have since added the Disqus plugin which hopefully will allow anyone with a free Disqus account to be able to leave comments that appear immediately. So far it appears to be working nicely.-
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How dare you even question learned helplessness (or) Wednesday morning coffee
Something interesting happened at The Chronicle of Higher Education this week. Naomi Schaefer Riley posted something that upset enough people who protested strongly enough that she was fired. Schaefer Riley commented on an article in The Chronicle about black studies … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Economics, Ethnicity and race, News, Society and Culture
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Good and bad states for business and the significance of regional bigotry
Regional bigotry. I am a proud child of Massachusetts. Spent most of my life in the northeast. Grew up in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut – as well as Great Britain. Perhaps because of my background I have become increasingly aware … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Economics, News, Politics, Rhetoric, Society and Culture
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Disunity with a chaser of derision (or) Morning coffee
Things are not looking good in the “we thought this would put all that behind us” department. I have avoided saying anything about the so-called Trayvon Martin or George Zimmerman case. Because quite frankly we shouldn’t be talking about it. … Continue reading
Posted in Ethnicity and race, News, Politics, Propaganda
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Live the Trinity – into suspended animation?
I might have to take a page from the Red Stick Rant book and put this website into temporary(?) hibernation. The last 2 weeks have been working 10-12 hours/day which is fine. Hard work is part of congregational ministry. But … Continue reading
Posted in Announcement, Art, Bible, Buddhism, Ethnicity and race, Hebrew Bible, Internationals and immigrants, Movies and film, New Testament, News, Opera, Politics, Science, Society and Culture
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Falling prey to propaganda (or) Afternoon coffee
When enough media outlets pound us enough with the message that someone is odious or venal or stupid one starts to believe the propaganda. “Oh man sure hope Michele Bachmann does not become the Republican presidential candidate because she’s crazy … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Economics, Media, News, Politics, Propaganda, Society and Culture, Women
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The president’s new high score (or) Morning coffee
Remember Tucson? How heated political rhetoric was somehow responsible for the shootings? How even mentioning targeting could give someone ideas? Remember the fine (seriously) words President Obama spoke at the memorial service? Charles Krauthammer once again helps us understand better … Continue reading
Posted in Internationals and immigrants, Issues, Media, News, Politics
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Nonsense and solipsism (or) Morning coffee
Even if we disagree with an idea – even find it repellent – we must try to understand it on its own terms. In other words understand it as the person who holds that idea understands it. Otherwise we are … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Environment, Ethnicity and race, Logic and Reason, Media, News, Politics, Propaganda
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Are people seeing it? (or) Morning coffee
I was impressed by the astute observations Andrew Malcolm of the Los Angeles Times makes in his recent article “The increasingly odd political optics of Barack Obama”. The former state senator may, in fact, be slaving away on 18-hour policy … Continue reading
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The psychology of evil and the confluence of sin and death, part II
“Left alone [Melkor/Morgoth] could only have gone raging on till all was levelled again into a formless chaos” – J. R. R. Tolkien (Morgoth’s Ring, 396) “The spirit in revolt consequently acquires a hatred of being, a frenzy to destroy, … Continue reading
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Victor Davis Hanson – Appreciating teachers and the people whose taxes pay their salaries
My wife is a teacher and former state worker. Many relatives on my mother’s side of the family are teachers and public/state workers. For some reason almost no one on my father’s side is a teacher or public/state/government worker. And … Continue reading