I’ll be quick about this. I want you to support Michael Bennet for President. You might think he has dropped out of the Democratic primary race because he wasn’t on stage last week, but he’s still running. If he shows … Continue reading
Author Archives: Grace
Sex, Gender, Trans, and the Law
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Two weeks ago, I offered a post about opposition to an event planned for February 1 at Seattle’s Central Library. The private event’s sponsor is WoLF, or Women’s Liberation Front, a radical feminist organization. Trans activists consider WoLF to be … Continue reading
Israel, Palestine, Jews, Muslims, and World Peace
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No book or essay, much less a blog post, could possibly make sense of this topic. But I write because it’s how I try to discipline my thinking. I often want to write about Israel and Palestine, Jews and Muslims, … Continue reading
Seattle, Support Free Speech – Here, Now
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Support free speech! Please contact Seattle Public Library Executive Director Marcellus Turner at: chieflibrarian@spl.org From the front page of The Seattle Times, December 10, 2019: “Library weighs decision to offer room for event criticized as anti-trans” Yes, sadly, right here … Continue reading
Good News! (More Work Ahead)
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Twitter (for real) brought good news this week, from Ex-Muslims of North America. Seriously. What’s more, it seems that EXMNA brought good news from the halls of Congress. The promise of social media, enabling people to connect with like-minded people … Continue reading
A Single Word Brings Down the Enlightenment
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Remember the Enlightenment? That magical point in time when reason began its ascendency and magic retreated to the realm of entertainment? That shift in thinking when people began to question authority and think for themselves? That era when Thomas Paine … Continue reading
Love It or Loathe It: Tai Chi
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I’m taking tai chi classes. I’ve paid money for six months of tai chi lessons twice a week. I just visited a friend of long standing who replied to this news with, “I loathe tai chi.” I don’t really disagree. … Continue reading
