Teaching Difficult Subjects

by | Aug 25, 2010 | The Public Humanist

I am writing and posting this from Helsinki, where I am attending a conference and giving a paper. I mention this only because it reminds me that perspective is crucial: what is self-evident in one context may not be so in another. The first thing to consider when...

Enjoying My Coffee

by | Aug 25, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal

Here’s another reason to be angry with the amoral subhumans who are ginning up the “mosque” business to fire up the right wing bigot demographic. That “debate” is pointless unless you’re a Republican tapping into the directionless...

Table, House, Life

by | Aug 25, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows

Kids keep growing. Back-to-school forms keep arriving. Work keeps happening (hooray! Freelance writers love deadlines). Kids’ art keeps accumulating. Everyone’s stuff keeps accumulating (and we don’t really spend much time shopping). Laundry requires...