Letter to the Editor: It looks like Amazon removed 'Free Speech Apocalypse'. Is that correct? Garrett -- Doug responds: Garrett, that would appear to be the case. Anyone ...
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And Some People Hate That
“Ace was a predator, a dangerous man, one whose toxic masculinity just seeped out of him and puddled on the floor.”
Ride, Sally, Ride, p. 127
On Not Accepting Stolen Elections
Introduction: I think it is fair to say that the political and cultural condition of our country can best be described as "inflamed." And in this inflamed condition, we are coming up on a presidential ...
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Passive Aggressive Ambulance Chasing
“He wasn’t an ambulance chaser because the ambulances would just drive by the billboard. He didn’t need to chase anything. The billboard was stationary.”
Ride, Sally, Ride, p. 127
How the Judicial Reform Movement Began
An Ornate Card, in Other Words
“His business card looked like the invitation to a coming out party for a Houston debutante in the early 1950’s.”
Ride, Sally, Ride, p. 126
Book of the Month/September 2020
This book is a sweeping treatment of church history by Tom Holland, who might best be called a sympathetic unbeliever. What would a church history look like if written by an atheist who was willing to give the influence of Christianity a fair shake? This book provides an answer to that question. The subtitle is …
Epistemologically Homeless Bums
“I decided, back in high school, that I wanted nothing more than to be intellectually honest. I made that decision after two semesters with Mr. Satler in sociology—he affected me like looking at the winos downtown could make someone want to be really careful with alcohol.”
Ride, Sally, Ride, p. 120
7 Reasons to Expect a Trumpslide
Introduction: This is not so much a prediction as it is an occasion for me to share my heart. Sharing your heart with others is still okay, right? Especially if it is a heartfelt sharing of the heart. When we contemplate the coming presidential election, the phrase that comes to my mind is “brace for …
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Close Call
“I heard a gunshot from a passing car. At the same moment, I heard an angry whizzz go by our heads, like a half-pound bumblebee that figured out how to go a thousand miles per hour. The bricks to the right of us, on the store front, shattered.”
Ride, Sally, Ride, p. 120