In Which I Pose A Series of Unanswered, Haunting Questions about Gender
We instinctively strain against total equality and total difference; neither seems to capture our experience of the world
Read MoreIn vino veritas
This week, I had the delicious pleasure of re-watching Dr. Strangelove, and reading Roger Scruton’s I Drink Therefore I Am. Scruton opens his book on philosophy and...
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The Great Western Sin: Pride and the Politics of Terror
In the animated film Superman vs. the Elite, adapted from the earlier comic What’s So Funny About ‘Truth, Justice, and the American Way?, Superman says to Lois, “I...
Read MoreHow to Help a Grieving Friend
Over the next four months I will be writing an awful lot about grief for my thesis. I imagine much of what I write and think will end up on this blog. Grief is...
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Differing Societies
These past two weeks I have had the pleasure of staying with close friends in Edmonton, one of whom is a social worker. We were discussing the possible approaches to a...
Read MoreHow the NSA Killed God, by Oxycodone
A majority of Americans approve of the National Security Administration’s (NSA) surveillance programs aimed at U.S. citizens with 56 percent of Americans...
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