I have now been published in the Houston Chronicle – the 4th largest paper in the United States!! The digital version is live now. It’ll be in tomorrow’s print edition, too. The article is “Trendy Chick-fil-A Boycotts Don’t Go Far Enough” Please… Read More ›
“Generation” (in the context of “social generations,” such as baby boomers or Get Y) might well be another candidate for my “banned words” list! As with “traditional,” “generation” focuses on the experiences and values of those privileged in a given… Read More ›
As words, “traditional” and “tradition” conceal far more than they can ever reveal. Their connotations often center around static historical, narrow, privileged worldviews. While an outright ban would probably lack productivity, these words are used in such divergent ways, often… Read More ›
The group reading of “I Want A Dyke For President” went so well, everyone wanted to do another one. For this one, everyone who wanted to participate came up with their own answers to “you need feminism because.” We have… Read More ›
Recent events, including today’s (weird, irrelevant, distraction-mechanism) announcement by Trump about colleges and “free speech zones,” warrant a few comments and reminders about free speech/censorship and about facts/options, generally. People should remember common sense and decency at every step. People… Read More ›
Often, people don’t recognize how multifaceted the answers are to “what is religion?,” “what are the sources of theologies,” “what are the components of theologies?” Talking about Christianity, the Bible is often seen as the theological source. By recognizing how the… Read More ›
During 2018, I read about 9,000 (!!) student writing assignments, at least a thousand or so articles, and 35 books, listed below. In addition, I “read” and studied lots and lots of popular cultural texts (songs, movies, tv shows). American Fascists:… Read More ›
