Engaging Life with Courage and Intelligence
Although many Americans think in binary terms, our cultural, religious, and political landscapes are multifaceted and more complicated than most think. Many believe there is a lockstep MAGA movement among Evangelicals that does not exist. This is an example of an Evangelical “defection” from the supposed Trump Evangelical coalition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsTNqlx86cc
There are rising numbers of American men under 40 who remain unmarried, unpartnered, and unattached, yet seek female companionship. There have always been unmarried men, but the recent increase in their numbers is notable. This video touches on another increasingly frequent occurrence: catfishing. The following video dramatizes catfishing in 2026: https://youtu.be/Zsu7tXSXkDc
This video focuses on the disconnect between the sacred and the profane. How and why do people who call themselves religious vote for an objectively irreligious leader? Are they in a cult? Do they cynically hold their noses, so their political or cultural beliefs trump other beliefs? Do they REALLY believe that President 47 is…
It is impossible to understand or reduce myself to the depths of depravity and ungodliness of our current president. However, it is what it is. The president posted the following to his Truth Social account. This image looks like it was created from someone in the newly created US Department of WAR. Do we see…
The President of the United States said the Iran War would last four to five weeks a month ago. While he will no doubt equivocate about the timeframe if the war lasts longer than five weeks, we all hope it ends as soon as possible. As Mark Twain is reported to have said, “history doesn’t…
This short video is the last in a series about how Americans react to obvious, provable deception, lies, and gaslighting by politicians and others. This video summarizes the many mind games we all play on others and ourselves. While these games are hardwired into our brains, they can become debilitating and ruinous if we, individually…
When we live in an absurd world…we create absurd videos. This is the web address for the @HistoryIn1865 playlist @HistoryIn1865 Playlist
White Christians who resist social evolution typically focus on the Old Testament to define how societies should be organized. Historically, they used the Old Testament to defend slavery, capital punishment (an eye for an eye), male dominance, and other religious ideas recorded as long as 12,000 years ago. Despite eons of discrimination, most women followed…
In the I Love Lucy television series of the 1950s, Ricky Ricardo used the catchphrase, “Lucy, you got some ‘splaining to do” whenever Lucy was caught in a lie or some other misdeed. Like her, most of us are forced to ‘splain things when we tell a fib or make a mistake. However, apparently, some…
Most of us thought conservatives wanted to keep or conserve the world more or less as it is. The dictionary definition is “Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values.” Until recently, conservatives had the reputation for being somewhat dull but reliable,…