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March 2017

March 14, 2017

Goodbye Patheos—Hank Fox Bows Out

I'm leaving Patheos in the near future. I'm working on a book and a separate...

February 2017

February 12, 2017

Keeping Up In Trumpistan

I found these Medium listicles today, and they are well worth reading, if you have...

January 2017

January 19, 2017

20 Ways to Take Action: Postscripts

[ Continued from Part 2 ] Postscript I: The Bargain You probably never consciously think...

January 19, 2017

20 Ways to Take Action in Trump-America — Part 2

[ Continued from Part 1 ] 11. Be the Better You: Recognize your strengths Recognize...

January 18, 2017

20 Ways To Take Action in Trump-America — Part 1

I’ve been seeing the lists other people are making of things to do after this...

January 02, 2017

Trump’s America: How We Got Here

At this point in American history, the Democratic Party is a lot like a henpecked...

December 2016

December 21, 2016

Petition the Veep: Stop Evil-lution in Schools!

Ooh, sign me up! A petition addressed to VP-elect Mike Pence asks for (drum roll,...

November 2016

November 30, 2016

Beta Culture: Honoring the Fallen … of Science

I'm not a big fan of that pro-military, jingoistic "Support the troops" and "Freedom isn't...

November 09, 2016

Well … Wow.

President Trump, with A GOP Senate and House, in Washington DC. Yes, I'm joking about...

November 06, 2016

The Death of My Dad, Five Years On

Daniel Franklin Farris, b. March 22, 1934, d. Nov. 6, 2011 I'm writing a piece...

November 03, 2016

What’s That Sound? Oh, Shofars. Cool. Now Everything Will Be Better.

Someday I'm going to write a long, detailed piece about something I call "the 180-degrees-opposite...

October 2016

October 30, 2016

Surprise! —Trump Supporter Dishonesty

I saw this on Facebook. I replied to it: 1) Nobody is "rigging" an election....

October 23, 2016

White Whine in the Sunset

I'm not liking the fact that the Trump candidacy has set off this sneering assault...

October 22, 2016

The Root of Transcendence

As an atheist, you hear it all the time – the in-your-face assertion that Humans...

October 18, 2016

Donald Trump & The Adaptive Limit

I've recently been toying with the idea that each of us has an "adaptive limit."...

October 16, 2016

Last Day to Donate to Reason Riders Blanket Drive

Monday until 5 p.m. is your last chance to donate to Reason Riders Blanket Drive...

October 15, 2016

Beta Culture: Updating a Previous Post

I posted a 4-part piece on Beta Culture back at the end of July. Conceived...

October 08, 2016

Trump’s Latest and The Mob Response

I'm interested in this latest development in the Trump saga. Some part of me appears...

October 05, 2016

Yew Cain’t Trust Yore Lyin’ Eyes

Watch this video: I've been seeing optical illusions like this for something like 60 years,...

September 2016

September 21, 2016

Reason Riders Benefit for Homeless Veterans

Reason Riders, the exclusively atheist motorcycle riding club, is holding a blanket drive for homeless...

September 11, 2016

15 Years After

I live only a 2.5-hour drive from New York City. When 9/11 happened, I was...

September 06, 2016

Beta Culture: Transcendence

I was thinking about the concept of transcendence today as I worked on my roof....

August 2016

August 27, 2016

The Horrible French vs. One Poor, Delicate Muslim Beachgoer

A constant for those of us on the left is our "rage against the machine"...

August 27, 2016

The Book of Good Living: Left Lane Driving

The Book of Good Living, if you're new here, is my concept for a broad,...

August 25, 2016

The Shocking Truth About Hillary Clinton

I came across this incredible article about Hillary Clinton: #HillaryCoverageIsCrap. It is >>shocking<< because it's...

August 04, 2016

Randall Eades: On Beta Culture

Randall Eades is a Facebook friend, and is responding to the four-part intro post on...

July 2016

July 30, 2016

Beta Culture: New Intro — Part 1

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 [ The original posting...

July 30, 2016

Beta Culture: New Intro — Part 2

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 Full Culture Already described...

July 30, 2016

Beta Culture: New Intro — Part 3

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 Culture’s Gifts The Home-feeling...

July 30, 2016

Beta Culture: New Intro — Part 4

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 The Flaw in Unbelief...