Soviet Democracy…I Mean Socialist Democracy…I Mean Democratic Socialism (Part 2)
Back during the 2020 presidential primaries, Bernie Sanders was asked for his reaction to Donald Trump calling him a Communist. He replied by saying he was Demo...
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Soviet Democracy: Straight from the Politburo’s Mouth (and how the description is eerily similar to “Democratic Socialism”)
Twenty-eight years ago, in 1993, I was in the first Peace Corps group to go into Kazakhstan, one of the former republics of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union h...
Some Self-Reflection from “On the Spectrum”–a new book by Daniel Bowman Jr about being an autistic adult
Earlier this month, someone I follow on social media posted a short endorsement of Daniel Bowman Jr’s book, On the Spectrum: Autism, Faith, and the Gifts of Neu...
A Look at Michael Heiser’s Book, “Demons”
One of the books I read over the summer was Michael Heiser’s book, Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness. In many ways, it is very sim...
Remembering 9/11…Twenty Years Later
Twenty years ago, on the morning of September 11th, 2001, at 6:55 am pacific time, I was sleeping in my basement apartment in Langley, British Columbia. Septemb...
Critical Race Theory (Part 8): My Grand Conclusion! What I’ve Learned in My Reading of CRT and What I Feel the Proper Christian/Gospel Response Should Be
Earlier this summer, before I decided to take the time to read the three books I have covered in this series on critical race theory, I didn’t feel I really kne...
Critical Race Theory (Part 7): The Arguments in Ibram X. Kendi’s Book, “How to Be an Antiracist”
We now come to Part 7 of my look at Critical Race Theory, specifically my critique of the arguments in Ibram X. Kendi’s book, How to be an Antiracist. Although ...
Critical Race Theory (Part 6): Let’s Look at Ibram X. Kendi’s Book, “How to be an Antiracist”–(A summary of his personal story)
We now come to what I expect will be the final two posts of my series on Critical Race Theory. In my first three posts, I looked at the book, Critical Race Theo...
Critical Race Theory (Part 5): A Critique of Robin DiAngelo’s “White Fragility”
In my last post, I articulated the main argument, claims, and terms Robin DiAngelo makes in her best-selling book, White Fragility. For reference, here are the ...
Critical Race Theory (Part 4): A Look at Robin DeAngelo’s Book, “White Fragility”–A Summary of Her Arguments
Here in the next part of my series looking at critical race theory, I am going to take two posts to look at Robin DiAngelo’s best-selling book, White Fragility:...