Just for the record, I’m opposed to tinkering with the First Amendment right now. I acknowledge that the rise of the Internet and social media apps have created serious challenges for us. But the censorship proposals that are coming from … Continue reading
Category Archives: blasphemy
Should I #WalkAway?
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A week ago, I was nervous. It turns out that I was justifiably nervous. Perhaps I was more nervous than some of my friends because I have a Twitter account. I’d also recently joined an email list with people that … Continue reading
Welcome, 2021! So Glad You’re Here.
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Making Streets Into Food Courts A week ago, December 27, 2020, we left our small town motel room to find a coffee shop. What we found was a mixture of delight and trouble. A block away, we turned onto a … Continue reading
Dangerous Art
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Remember the Buddhas of Bamyan? After saying they would leave them alone, the Taliban changed course in 2001 and destroyed the statues carved into sandstone on a remote part of the ancient silk road west of Kandahar. The area had … Continue reading
Two Women Hold Civil Conversation
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I am doubly fortunate today. The sun is shining without killing us with heat, and I’ve discovered a civil conversation online about an issue that’s been perplexing me since pre-coronovirus days. I cannot pass along the sunshine, but I can … Continue reading