A flowerpot of ashes from the fire of liberty…tokens of hope and truth preserved for future generations who dare to believe that there was once something else.

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A few random posts…

  • Bad History: Original Zinn
    Howard Zinn's one-sided polemic version of U.S. history has become inexplicably influential in the teaching of U.S. history. Don't let this happen again!
  • Definitions, part 3 (CRT and Systemic Racism)
    Defining Systemic Racism and Critical Race Theory (CRT). Contrasting the two, and discussing some other ways the term CRT is used.
  • Philosophical Materialism
    A discussion of the relationship between philosophical materialism and scientism
  • How Far Along the Path?
    Clearly certain aspects of USA version 1 are no longer operative. How far along the path of decline are we? Are we headed for reform, collapse or revolution?
  • Left vs. Right: an alternative view
    We tend to talk about politics/government in terms of left vs. right. What does that mean? Is there another way of talking about it that makes things clearer?