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…

  • Definitions, part 2 (social justice)
    Deductive and Inductive definitions of "social justice" are given. The former is the common definition. The second is often unjust and antisocial.
  • Case Study: Native American history
    A case study in Bad History: a summary of the (simplistic) Prevailing Narrative of Native American history, and details supporting a Countervailing Narrative.
  • Summary (Christianity)
    As we move (perhaps) closer to actual persecution of the American Church, return to basics: read how the first century Church dealt with persecution and heresy.
  • “Implication Vector” in historical narrative
    Historical reasoning needs to deal with the direction of the "implication vector" - does a fact about America in 1776 tell us more about 1776 or about America?
  • 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.