“Lo, another river of lava. The thing that is actually taboo is not the language, but rather the criticism of women by a man.”
Late May Letters Late in May
Letter to the Editor: The catch in all of this AI business is that the bots will be demanding minimum wage and then some in short order.You see, these bots, they have owners, who have investors, ...
Queen of the Persians #3
Introduction: Now if you have been following how this story has unfolded thus far, we have to this point seen that Vashti was likely courageous, that Ahasuerus was feckless and easily manipulated, ...
The Queen of the Persians #2
Introduction: In the first message, we considered the broad context and setting. As we come to treat the first chapter of Esther, we are looking at particular events that begin to drive a very intricate ...
Coming of Age and Life Between the Sexes #3
Introduction: We live in egalitarian times, and consequently I have selected a text which makes many moderate complementarians flinch, and which makes patriarchal types, of the eighth-grade-boy school ...
Hate Farm Subsidies from the SPLC
Introduction: Comes now news that the SPLC has stepped on a rake. One of the earlier sensations that came to one was that of relief, as one reflected on the fact that schadenfreude is not expressly ...
Missives on the Cusp of May
A surprise for somebody . . . Letter to the Editor: What advice do you have on helping kids and teenagers manage their emotions (feeling overwhelmed when things don’t go as planned ...
On Repealing the 19th Amendment: The Interview
I have noticed that I have been asked more questions about the 19th Amendment over the last year or so than I had ever been asked in all of my life prior. There is of course some sort of strategy behind all the questions, which is usually aimed at discrediting our larger project, and so …
Coming of Age/Life Between the Sexes #1
Introduction: We live in a community where the idea of courtship has taken root to such an extent that it is a widespread community assumption. It is not a church “rule,” or anything like that, ...
Right Reason and the Smudge
Introduction: The caliber of argumentation online is something that can best be described as a gigantic smudge. There are brilliant exceptions, of course, here and there, but they tend to stand out ...