Steveawiggins

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4564 )

• Free Research

  

  I’ve lost track of how many times it’s happened, but it has been relatively few.  Someone I don’t know will approach me and ask me to post about something on... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Tweets from Heaven

  

  What do the ultra-rich know about morals?  I read recently that now that Elon Musk has purchased Twitter for billions and billions of dollars, that he’s going t... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Consistency

  

  .  Back in Wisconsin I belonged to a group of Hebrew Bible professors who read a book and got together to critique it.  We came from different schools—Marquette... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Empty Chair

  

  I’m not a Roman Catholic. Nevertheless, I admire much about the tradition. Its perceived unchanged continuity with the past is a big draw. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Heat Pump

  

  We’re preparing our home to welcome a new resident.  It’s not human.  Those of you who are home owners know how you move from crisis to crisis, paying to... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Fight for Mom

  

  The spring holidays come think and fast.  Depending on when you start spring we’ve got Valentine’s Day followed a month later by St. Pat’s.  On it’s roving... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• For Sale for Free

  

  It’s one of the signs of spring.  Although it may be more appropriate for winter when we’re holed up inside for much of the time, the library book sale often... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Highest Education

  

  The average church-goer is often impressed with the idea of seminary.  The thought that someone could devote three years of their lives to theological minutiae... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Boone to Some

  

  Folk heroes sometimes put us in compromising positions.  We appreciate their importance for where we are and yet we recognize that where we are came at a... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Shadows of Childhood

  

  Childhood, it seems to me, is where we define ourselves. In the days when life expectancy wasn’t terribly long and people generally lived only long enough to... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Shopping Screed

  

  Capitalism is insidious.  Those of us with modest incomes—and I’m quite aware that many, many people are poor—are constantly being bombarded with new schemes... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Teaching Tradition

  

  There’s a dilemma. Many thinking religious conservatives end up arguing against “secular” education and yet wish to make themselves out as rational, and... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wicker Lessons

  

  Beltane creeps up unnoticed.  Not an official holiday in these parts, it is, hopefully, a sign of slightly warmer weather than we’ve been having in April. ... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Ode to Books

  

  There are fewer things more personal. Each one has a story and it reveals quite a lot about you. Really, it’s a brave thing, putting your books out on a shelf... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Words and Belief

  

  Why do we care so little for the poor?   Part of the answer is surely the misguided idea of meritocracy—if you merit good you will be successful.  This kind of... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• The Network

  

  Although it’s not NBC, the New Books Network has quite a reach with academics. That’s why I was glad they accepted my pitch for an interview about Nightmares... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Wasting Waste

  

  So I’m thinking about toilet paper.  Just two years ago it was a scarce commodity.  If you could find a four-pack you were blessed.  Supply-chains aren’t the... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Smaller Wolves

  

  It was in Maine. In 1987. I can’t remember how Paul and I found this place to camp. I don’t remember making reservations, but we drove along in his 1968 VW... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Places and Books

  

  I recently had the opportunity to travel to a new town and spend the night there.  This is a rarity in the days of pandemic and I’d forgotten the magic of wakin... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Solomon’s Rats

  

  Some ideas keep coming back.  Since you can’t copyright an idea, retelling a story is always an option.  In fact, some writers suggest they’ve written nothing... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2022 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY