AITA for getting ghosted by childhood chum?The popular subreddit, “Am I the Asshole?” is, as its moderators say, “a catharsis for the frustrated moral philosopher in all of us, and a…May 24, 2022May 24, 2022
Benefit of the Doubt: friendships’ stitch in time.I recently read a piece called The Straight Girl’s Secret (https://thenib.com/i-was-the-straight-girls-secret/), in which an affair of the…Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2021
Tolkien, the first Christian dinosaur mythologist?To begin with, a dinosaur mythologist is any author or illustrator who writes, paints, sculpts, etc. about dinosaurs, and in so doing…Oct 26, 2021Oct 26, 2021
The shocks of early human historyThe shocks of early human history, as discussed by the leads of my novella Philosophy & College Life:Jun 30, 2021Jun 30, 2021
Last Straws: irrational response to international disasters in the early 21st Century.It may seem inexplicable, even incredible to many, that the multitude of American citizens, and an even larger majority in the U.S…May 31, 2021May 31, 2021
Hear me out: why Whedon & Snyder’s Justice League isn’t a bad movieLet the present author preface this review, with the remark that I have no shrift whatever for inconsistent critics who demand ‘complex…Apr 5, 2021Apr 5, 2021
Fair Maids & Faithful Knights: a survey of gender-dynamics in Malory’s “Knight of the Kitchen”…The legends of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, are among the most recognizable of Occidental myths. The very names of…Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021
Credibility v. Incredulity: the case forever dismissed, and yet never closedIn Dias’ article in the Feb. 2021 edition of Mother Jones magazine…Feb 24, 2021Feb 24, 2021
(Re-)Inventing the Wheel: how to think about any death but our own.Death, we might say, lies heaviest on the living. The dead, as Socrates wisely observes (Apologia), are either wholly unconscious, or…Feb 2, 2021Feb 2, 2021
Christmas Specialties: comments on the origins of the modern world’s most universal holiday.It is a phrase much despised by historians, and yet quite nearly true, “The origins of this are lost in the mists of Time”; in this case…Dec 21, 2020Dec 21, 2020
