Engaging Life with Courage and Intelligence
I continue to be puzzled by America’s collective failure to uphold the values embedded in our Constitution. Virtually all Americans once believed in the rule of law, the separation of powers, the separation of church and state, and other foundational assumptions. This post introduces the fundamental question: “Why and how are we destroying ourselves?” and…
Why do many Americans so easily accept blatant lies as gospel? Although we all make assumptions about what is true, truth is neither obvious nor immutable. Sifting through the various facts and claims of truth can be exhausting, so most of us prioritize our pursuits of truth. We tend to put more energy into pursuing…
In any relationship, whether between two or 300,000,000 people, if there is no shared understanding of truth…then the relationship has a problem. If a husband believes that all his children should be kept in cages between the ages of three and six, and the wife fervently disagrees, then the couple will have a significant problem….
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 this short cinematic story, a young American couple shares how emotionally charged online content slowly shaped their fears, beliefs, and worldview—without them even realizing it. Through their experience, the video explores how disinformation uses identity, nostalgia, and emotional triggers to manipulate audiences. Not just politically—emotionally. This isn’t about blaming or shaming.It’s about awareness. This…
As our President finds new ways to divide and diminish our nation, it is essential to think about how his MAGA crowd does this. In fact, we are confronted daily by a barrage of disinformation and propaganda. Unfortunately, most Americans fall for the reality distortions or remain quiescent. A new video has been added to…
One of the scourges of our time is the proliferation of amplified disinformation and propaganda. Many Americans simply accept blatant lies and distortions as the gospel. This might not be a problem if it were localized to a few, but apparently, it is widespread. The following is a short video by a pair of college…
Our time travelers, Abe Lincoln and Mark Twain, sat down to ponder the future of America. The following video compares America’s past, present, and future, focusing on a burning issue both men experienced firsthand. Should America be controlled by the people or by a small number of rich and powerful elites? This video was added…
Lincoln and Twain now find themselves in a pizza parlor with many young people. The big screen television on the wall plays a bitter debate between political candidates. Instead of debates about policies, most politicians engage in name-calling and identity politics. In essence, it is a con game in which voters play the role of…
Humans have been conning and tricking other humans for eons. Most cons are on a relatively small scale, perpetrated by devilishly clever people. We hear about these “little” con jobs regularly on the nightly news. Elderly people are told to put money into a Bitcoin ATM because a bank employee said they would lose their…