Media and Language

The power of language; the small-minded bullies who frame the national debate; the military metaphor.


The Humble Pen Takes on the Mighty Sword Wednesday, April 24th, 2024

The ‘Accepted Insanity’ of World War III Wednesday, April 17th, 2024

War and the Soul of Desperation Wednesday, March 27th, 2024

Struggling To Stay Positive — and Productive Wednesday, February 21st, 2024

Diversity in the Crosshairs Wednesday, February 7th, 2024

Poetry Bleeds from the Shattered Normal Wednesday, December 20th, 2023

Humanity’s Bombs Are Aimed at Evolution Wednesday, December 6th, 2023

Hardening Ourselves into Weapons Wednesday, October 4th, 2023

The Truth May Hurt, But We Still Have To Face It Wednesday, September 27th, 2023

Disconnecting War from Its Consequences Wednesday, May 31st, 2023

Creating a Cooperative World? Wednesday, May 24th, 2023

Killing Our Way to the Truth Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023

Revisiting the Counterculture Wednesday, April 19th, 2023

From Heaven to Bali: Taro’s Journey Wednesday, April 5th, 2023

Blowing Out the Candles in Iraq Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023

Staying Woke: Revering Life Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

AI Robots Invade the Classroom — So What? Wednesday, March 8th, 2023

A Looming Book of Soul Fragments Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023

Praying We Learn from Each Other Wednesday, December 21st, 2022

Nukes, War and Moral Sanity Wednesday, September 28th, 2022

Nikes on a Wire Wednesday, September 14th, 2022

Bob’s Rhubarb Lounge Wednesday, September 7th, 2022

The Frailty of Peace in the Midst of War Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022

A Citizen of the World (Still) Speaks Wednesday, January 19th, 2022

Untangling Ourselves from the Dark Side Wednesday, January 12th, 2022