There isn’t much point in sending readers of this little blog to Reading Religion, the American Academy of Religion’s review portal—I wish I could send traffic the other way—but I want to link to a review I recently published there, on Arlie Russell Hochschild’s book, Strangers in Their Own Land. The review boils down my … Continue reading Empathy Walls: Understanding Oppressed People Who Love Trump
Month: June 2019
Hip-Hop Music, 24-Hour Gun Ranges, and Hog Shit
I was dismayed to learn that the Trade Lake Township board appears (at least temporarily) to be backtracking on its promise—voted under strong public pressure on June 13—to work vigorously to stop the proposed hog CAFO near Trade Lake. But I assume it is not too late to follow through. It is extremely likely that any … Continue reading Hip-Hop Music, 24-Hour Gun Ranges, and Hog Shit
Seven Shades of Green
Possibly my best song, and certainly a song that is close to my heart, includes these lines: The rain has turned the yellow grassSeven shades of green. . . .It’s only a moment that we can smell the rain,And taste the salt on each other’s skins.It’s only a moment and then we’re underground,So do not … Continue reading Seven Shades of Green
MBE: Mark's blogging experiment 