(This post is cross-published here on Narrative Paths Journal) Last week I fielded a query from the University of Tennessee campus newspaper about legacies of 9/11/2001. Its reporter asked: “How did 9/11 strengthen or weaken the religious faith of Americans? How did it change the way people think about mortality, evil, and hope? In what … Continue reading Hegemonic Half-Truths: Why 9/11 Did Not Necessarily Strengthen the Religious Right in the Long Run
This Music Needs to Go Viral Right Now
Just heard this new music on Sirius Radio's Outlaw Country station. This is what music needs to be now. Thank you, Buddy and Julie! P.S. They also made this timely message which goes with my earlier post about drinking bleach. MBE standard notice: The time I spend on this blog is not in addition to a … Continue reading This Music Needs to Go Viral Right Now
Thoughts from a Culture War Turning Into a Shooting War
I went to my local farmer’s market here in the north woods of Wisconsin, feeling happy for the beautiful day and the chance to be a good local citizen—but the first words I heard were a guy saying “maybe they shouldn’t have shot seven times, but other than that I can't see that he didn’t … Continue reading Thoughts from a Culture War Turning Into a Shooting War
Roll Call for Those Absent
Click and think of all the extra names to add since this came out: (And of course please support the fantastic work of Ambrose Akinmusere.)
