Nov 17, 2021An Open Letter to the Average American Liberal.3.3K155Lauren ElizabethInteresting to circle back on these kinds of pre-election posts.Interesting to circle back on these kinds of pre-election posts. Obviously the focus on Trump as the end-all, be-all of the last election is another case of partisan misguidance. The Democratic Party rift is as wide as ever and the public opinion polls have turned dire for the 2022 mid-term elections. Progressives need to step back and consider their recurrent failures in American national politics.1 min read1 min read
Oct 28, 2021The OtherI find this book and its review oddly obtuse. The root cause remains mysterious? Perhaps the fact that these behaviors are documented across time, place, and culture might suggest a root cause in human nature? …Xenophobia11 min readXenophobia11 min read
Oct 12, 2021The Progressive ParadoxWhile perusing my news feed recently, a headline from The Atlantic jumped out, “The Progressives Have Already Won.” This caught my eye because I wasn’t aware progressives in America had won anything in national politics since Woodrow Wilson captured the White House. Reading through, I saw the headline rather referred…Progressive12 min readProgressive12 min read
May 6, 2021Is Social Media Destroying Democracy?It doesn’t seem so long ago when the promise of an inter-connected world was all the rage, with the free sharing of information being praised as the dawning of a new age for global communication and community. An audacious young Mark Zuckerberg praised his nascent social network, proclaiming that “Connecting…Social Media14 min readSocial Media14 min read
Apr 22, 2021Liberal, Conservative? Po-tay-to, Po-tah-to?I revisited this essay I wrote last year and wanted to repost it here on my Medium page. Somethings never change… I recently came across a post on my Facebook page via a friend (a Blue) that linked to a blog post by a writer named Lori Gallagher Witt. Apparently…Ideology6 min readIdeology6 min read
Apr 22, 2021The Real Tragedy of Chauvin-FloydThe Real Tragedy of Chauvin-Floyd With the verdict received in the trial of Derek Chauvin, one could hope that a certain sense of justice had been dealt for the death of George Floyd. Mr. Chauvin was certainly guilty of a crime, though it is beyond my purview to decide exactly…5 min read5 min read
Oct 21, 2020How Not to Manage PandemicsWe find ourselves approaching Month Nine of a world-wide pandemic shutdown with only a few isolated exceptions across countries. There seems to be no end in sight. This should suggest that the particular nature of a virus pathogen defies a rational, measured social response, especially for a free democratic society. …Coronavirus9 min readCoronavirus9 min read
Oct 14, 2020Q: How Can an Author Make Money?Over the past 30 years, we’ve witnessed a radical transformation of creative industries buffeted by digital formats. Moore’s Law governing the cost of digital computing has drastically reduced the costs of creative production and product distribution. For aspiring authors this means no need for commercial book printing — all one…Books11 min readBooks11 min read
Sep 30, 2020How I Will Vote This Time. And Why.Back in September, 2016, I wrote an essay posted here explaining why I would not be voting for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump for POTUS. At the time I stated that “I do not believe Trump has the temperament, nor do I feel Clinton has the integrity, while neither…2020 Presidential Race9 min read2020 Presidential Race9 min read
Aug 25, 2020Q: How Can a Musician Make Money?Hint: It’s all about the data. Over the past 30 years, we’ve witnessed a radical transformation of creative industries buffeted by digital formats. Moore’s Law governing the cost of digital computing has drastically reduced the costs of production and distribution. For example, a $250,000 analog studio can now be eclipsed…Music9 min readMusic9 min read
