Freedom is like Love. It’s a good idea, but one so vast that human beings are incapable of comprehending it. Like the universe. Like God. We are not designed to understand these things in their entirety. This is why we gravitate to soundbites that simplify our ideas of these things. It’s why “fake news” works. It’s why we go to meetings every week where we are told to “love each other.” It’s why politicians can spin lies—and somehow get away…
I never want any more than I need. And I swear to God this makes me feel like an outcast in America.
One day in the near future, President Donald Trump will have an encounter with his maker. Only it won’t be like he expects.
You have a job. And that job is where you work. But, unless you’re a writer, how I work probably doesn’t look like work to you.
NOTE: I realize that by publishing a post like this, I risk to lose the respect of some who will consider what I’m about to say as batshit crazy. Except, it’s not. It’s process. I am a white man in his early 50s. As such, my personal experiences have been more sheltered than most. There should be no way for me to effectively connect with people who are not like me, and who I’ll never meet in person, to convince…
What Is America’s Brand? When I was a kid, the Vietnam war was winding down and we were all celebrating our nation’s bicentennial. Rocky had just come out and Star Wars was on deck. It was a good time to be an American. Of course the Iran hostage crisis hit, oil prices skyrocketed, and gasoline was scarce. But then Reagan came in with his “shining city upon a hill” vision, a strong arm against Russia, and sweeping economic ideals that…
