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• The Lorax and the Endecott

  

  The Lorax was my favorite Dr. Seuss book when I was little and now that I am an adult I even have an interactive version on my Android tablet. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2012 HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY

• Emergent Consciousness and Freewill

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. Human consciousness is a unique phenomenon for which explanation remains elusive and controversial, despite prolific discoveries... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY

• Mardi Gras and the Liberty of Anonymity

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. The season of Mardi Gras is now past, and the season of Lent had begun. After spending five days in New Orleans, where I live... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 CULTURE, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY

• Mardi Gras and the Liberty to Sin

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. I am travelling to New Orleans this week to celebrate Mardi Gras, dine on Creole cuisine, visit plantations and bayous, and... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY

• The Liberation of Marriage: Just in Time for Valentine's Day

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. Marriage equality is coming to America one state at a time, and I am one of those romantic souls who sees this as the civil... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS, SOCIETY

• Impressions of the Washington State Declaration of Rights

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. The Realizing Resonance philosophical theme for February 2012 is Liberty! Mary and I are travelling to New Orleans this... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2012 PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Moderate's Manifesto: Dealing with Deficits, Debt, and Downgrades

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. In July of 2011 the political and economic story in the US was the partisan fight over raising the debt ceiling. Angry debate... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 BUSINESS, DEBATE, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY

• The GOP Nominee and the Median Voter

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. The median voter theory suggests that in a two-party system with an electorate composed of a left-right spectrum a... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Assassination of Iranian Scientists is Not Terrorism

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. A few days ago in Iran a top nuclear scientist from the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, was... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Searching for a Moderate View of Social Justice

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.Liberal and conservative ideologies differ in the degree to which they view government’s proper role in the promotion of social... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2012 HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SOCIETY

• Resolution of Moderation in 2012

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. Happy New Year!! In 2011 I accomplished many things, including resolution of the New Year’s Resolutions that I made last year... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2012 PHILOSOPHY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Remembering The Y2K New Year's Aesthetic in Las Vegas

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphotoIt was a long boring drive, though the dessert was actually quite beautiful in its own way. The setting sun cast a red glow over th... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Strangers and the First Pilgrim Christmas

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphotoEvery December I hear about a “War on Christmas”, which has something to do with the issue of people using the blasphemous phrase,... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY

• Resolution to Read in December: Art and Aesthetics

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphotoI am very excited to announce that the Realizing Resonance topic for December is Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art. What is art? Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2011 BOOKS, PHILOSOPHY

• Thanksgiving Dinner and Inflation Forecasts

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphotoLast year around Thanksgiving time I forecasted the what cost of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for ten people would be in... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• The Subjective Truth of a Picky Eater at Thanksgiving

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphotoI have always been a picky eater. Just a meat and cheese kind of guy. I wish I wasn’t as picky as I am, it has been a source of... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Tea Party I Want You to Know

  

  The Realizing Resonance philosophical theme for the month of November is Knowledge. In order to illustrate some of my own musings on the subject I thought it... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2011 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Disputability of Macroeconomic Knowledge

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto I believe that issues in macroeconomics are inherently disputable. That is to say, measurement of economic variables and... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 BUSINESS, DEBATE, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY

• Resolution to Read in November: Knowledge

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphotoAs philosophical as a philosophy topic can get, the Realizing Resonance topic for November is the Philosophy of Knowledge. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY

• Ghost Hunting and Philosophy

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. Do you believe in ghosts? The belief that the souls of the deceased may remain among the living is commonly held among... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY, SPIRITUALITY