Think into Reality

What Do Donald Trump, The Sightline Institute, Sierra Club of Washington and Columbia River Keeper Have in Common?

They All Want You to Ignore Recent Studies on Climate Change… An important new study on Climate Change was released last week by multiple agencies of the Federal Government. The study concludes, again, that the world’s temperatures are rising and that human activity is a significant cause.  So, did President Donald Trump embrace the science? […]

Hey Enviros! We need a WIN! 

…and it’s Right In Front of Us Support The Kalama Methanol Plant. Reduce Global Greenhouse Gases by 11.5 Million Metric Tons per year. Washington State Enviros continue to collect losses. Losing has become a habit. Over the past three years, a State Carbon Tax has been defeated three times: Initiative 732 lost 60-40% in 2016. […]

It’s the Tribe, Stupid

Job Growth: Trump Counties v Clinton Counties Economists often labor under the mistaken idea that humans are economically rational. Nope. If so, this stunning chart would be much more predictive of how the Country votes.   From: CNN: Job Gains Aren’t from Trump Country

Netflix, not Frank Underwood, is the Real Devil

House of Cards is a dangerous and cheap exploitation of ignorance.

Bill Gates Owes Me Money

Bill Gates & Steve Jobs’ estate owe me money. A lot of money. And probably you too…

The Measure of a Market

Markets are artificial constructs. The only way to build a productive market is to determine the desired outcome and adjust market regulation along the way.

The Function of Economies

Economies have two primary functions: 1) The efficient delivery of goods. 2) The economic well being of the citizens. Focusing exclusively on one can decimate the other.

Rise of Berniecrats, Death of Democrats, Ergo, Death of America

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The Democratic Party is being severely weakened, and will be unable to mount any serious challenge to the Trump wing of the US.

Jean Baudrillard, Postmodernism and The Wiz

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Wherein reading the postmodern philosopher Jean Baudrillard causes me think of the sage words from the 1970's musical The Wiz...

The Fake Theory of Neoliberalism

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 don't believe that "Neoliberalism" is an actual economic…

The Best Propaganda…

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The best propaganda of all is that believed to be true by the…

If She’d JUST Been a Better Candidate!

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Topic: Clinton was a Wall Street SHILL! Shilary! Let’s…

Hey Democrats. Stop apologizing.

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illary shouldn't have apologized for the server; what did the…
An Analytical Review of The New God Argument

An Analytical Review of Lincoln Cannon’s “The New God Argument”

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uring my exit from Mormonism and for a few years after, I engaged…

Guns Don’t Kill People, Statistics Do

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he primary reason given for gun ownership is protection. That…

News Should Look Like News

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I want my Newscasters to be grisled and bruised. I want their…

Trolling & The Star Spangled Banner

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A common definition of trolling on the internet is injecting…

Trump The Cuban Missile Crisis

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NOTE: While there is a humorous tone to this post, I take the…

An Open Letter to Conflicted Republicans…

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Dear Republican Friends... I get that many of you are conflicted.…

Hey Millennials…

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Bernie Sanders explains why it's important that millennials support…

The Misinformation Age

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his age may not be as good for humanity as is commonly assumed.…

A Word Problem for Alt-Left Voters

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illy, an Alt-Left voter, is trying to decide who to vote…

A Trump IRS FOIA Request

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n Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, I submitted a Freedom of Information…

Karmann Ghia

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1974 Karmann Ghia...best car I ever owned.  

Judging Hillary: They Who Are Without Sin…

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I became angry at a fellow Democrat this weekend... he's…

Proposal for a Fair & Dynamic Market-based Economy

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he following is consistent with the principles of capitalism. The economy…

Holding Nose? Nonsense…

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here's a common narrative this election cycle that most voters…

When Hillary Clinton Wins…

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When Hillary Clinton wins this election, she will have beaten… …

Hillary Clinton & Racism

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ecently, in a discussion on racism among recent presidential…

Wikileaks is not Journalism

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Wikileaks has been dubbed "Journalism" in an attempt to secure…

The Seven Social Sins…

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Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. …

The Beginning of Life…

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"s for when “life” begins: The gametes that join to form…

Invisibilia: The Problem with the Solution

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Americans LOVE solutions. But are there problems we shouldn't…

No More War?

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e've all seen the picture. Heartbreaking. A Washington…

Progressives Make Progress

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f you support candidates and issues that lose, you're not…

The Progressive Coalition: An Invitation

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Dear Berniecrats, Green Partiers, Socialist Alternatives, and…

The Kshama Sawant Problem…

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Is it time to remove Democratic support for Socialist Sawant? In…

Fix it.

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he intent of the 2nd Amendment is to keep us safe. The result…

Voting as Lesser of Evils…

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"oting the Lesser of Two Evils..." This meme is fundamentally…

We. Will. Will we?

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e. Will. Will We? We will. Or, we will not. We is choice. One…

On Bernie, Hillary, Purity and being in Community with We The People…

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grew up with an ideologically pure belief system. For years,…

We The People: Persuasion, Not Revolution

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he Tea Party on the Right and the Bernie Supporters on the Left…

FDR Wasn’t a Socialist

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ernie Sanders and his campaign are fond of comparing themselves…

On Purity and Politics…

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nherent in "We The People" is a rejection of purity politics.…

Election Model, Bell Curve Distributed Ideology

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Premise: Where voter ideology is distributed along a bell cure,…

The first challenge

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he first challenge in a life lived honestly is to unravel our…

Tolerating the intolerant? No.

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olerance of intolerance violates the law of noncontradiction. It's…

An Obstacle to Progress

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" know that most men [people], including those at ease with problems…

Invisibilia: How To Become Batman

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Alix and Lulu examine the surprising effect our expectations…

Definition of Intelligence

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"ntelligence: being able to adapt our behavior to challenges."…

The No Doubt, Improbable Seahawks Win

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mprobable Moments in an Unbelievable NFC Championship Game: First…

The Primacy of Trust

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irst, trust. Absent trust, nothing. With trust, the possibility…

Finding The I in We

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he wisdom of age, acquired through experience, is not sufficient…

Article: How Politics Makes Us Stupid

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ver the course of 10 years, as I tried to make sense of the religion…

Alan Turing, Transforming the System of Government

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lan Turing was perhaps one of the greatest minds the human race…

The Opportunity & Danger of New Faith

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ne identifying mark of young faith is the idea that those who…

Human Dignity Requires Equality of Economic Opportunity

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re you a supporter of basic Human Rights? Do you bristle at racial…

Destroying Plato’s Theory of Forms

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This short video succeeds in destroying Plato's Theory of Forms,…

Rilke On The Nature of Two Distinct Beings

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Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest…

On Transcience by Sigmund Freud

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Note from Timothy: As a child in the mormon religion, it was…

The Chosen Interlocutor

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hoose wisely who you debate. Some of their ideas will mingle…

We Hold Onto Each Other a Little Harder…

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...I will not let go. I cannot agree with the Buddhist philosophy…

The Value of Discontent

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wonder at the value of internal peace and tranquility. While…

Freedom OR Democracy?

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THIS conversation is one that we should be having. We need to…

Honest Disagreement…

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onest disagreement, open to real discussion, can energize a relationship,…

Opt Out of the GOP

An organization named Generation Opportunity made a video trying…

Tangentially Speaking: Christopher Ryan’s Podcast Interview of me…

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y good friend Christopher Ryan, Author of the book Sex At Dawn,…

A Must Read: A Plutocracy Ruled by Self-Centered Jerks

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"Two studies released last week confirmed what most of us already…

Dan Savage in Conversation with Andrew Sullivan

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This is an amazing conversation; perhaps the pinnacle of modern…
Are you Monogamous or Polyamorous?

What Is Your Relational Orientation?

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he mating and social behavior of animals is of particular…

Makers, Takers, and the Future of American Economics

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Note: On September 6, 2016 I published a companion article…

How Much I Feel

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s an overly romantic kid, I spent a good portion of my youth…
LDS-owned Ancestry.com reports 2005 death of Mitt Romney

Mr. Romney, Where’s Your DEATH Certificate?

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hile researching Mitt Romney's family history for a future post,…

Black Ace. Red Lady.

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egas is a cold mistress. Loss expected, we sit at the table anyway.…

Ecstasy

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ad thinking leads to bad results. Previously, I’ve stated…

The Death Penalty and Human Error

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“The death penalty is a human system created by human beings,…

How To Interview Mitt Romney About Sexism

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Ask: Could a woman ever be appointed to lead your religion? Should…

Post-Atheist: Moving Beyond Belief

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Summary Asking whether one believes in God is a nonsensical,…

The Violence of Lines

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“When people began living in settled agricultural communities,…

Science As A Human Right: Data-driven Governance

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Summary To match the ideals outlined in the U.S. Constitution,…
Paul Spencer Denman, Helen Folasade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman

My Life With Sade

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Diamond Life: Heaven Help Him, When He Falls click arrow to…

On Satchels and Sexuality

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’m leaning against a bar, swirling Johnnie Walker Black on…

Lakoff & Obama: The Country We Believe In

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George Lakoff suggests that Obama's April 13, 2011 speech provides…

How To Interview Mitt Romney About Racism

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Summary Ask: Was the Mormon Church wrong to deny priesthood…

David Frum and the Failure of Conservatism

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Summary David Frum reversed his position on gay marriage. Conservatives…

Progress is Winning

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Conservatism is the anchor on the ship of progress.

Why I Choose To Be Progressive

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Summary My theory of Progressivism holds that knowledge improves…

Foundational Values: A More Perfect Union

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Summary The United States has a single foundation: The Constitution.…

Foundational Values: Personal

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My Chosen Purpose My primary purpose is joy. My secondary…

Racism and the LDS Church. The Mormons!

his is an issue that just won't go away, darn it! That's frustrating…

22 Years, 9 Months, and 28 Days…

hat's how much time passed between Rosa Park's refusal to give…

What is an LDS Feminist?

In relation to my recent entry LDS Male Feminists? Where your…

LDS Male Feminists; Where your heart lies…

recently attended the Sunstone conference in Salt Lake City,…

Gay Rights and Right-wing Wrongs

ight-wing histrionics blog Sound Politics continues its never-ending…

Brokeback Families…

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've heard several comments by conservatives, seemingly unable…

Religion and Meaning

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s science continues to erode the viable realm of religion, apologists…

On Determinism…

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The majority of humans will get caught into basic routines of…

A President In Denial

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In his weekly radio address, President Bush, today, stated the…

The Magdalene Laundries; A Study in Authoritarian Idealist Regimes

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o, I'm late in viewing the movie The Magdalene Sisters. I had…

A Restrospective on an Experience

"Let us lay aside both the guns and the roses of idealism." I…

Note To Self…if ever "on-the-lam"

f I'm ever a fugitive from justice, and if I ever use the alias…

Manufacturing Votes in King County?

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s Republicans are trying any and every argument that they can…

5 People I’d like to Meet…

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Leonardo da Vinci da Vinci transcended the normal constraints…

My Articles of Faith

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NOTE: This is an old version of my values. There are two newer…

To America

I am your son. I have been raised to value and cherish your ideals.…

Looking forward

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our years ago tomorrow, the morning after Al Gore lost, I had…

Aural Fixation

I just can't get enough of the brit group Zero 7. And, this song…

Too Busy Gathering Material…

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ust a quick note to explain the lack of posting lately... As…

What are you industrious about?

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ollowing a poor August, the Republican Convention in NYC, and…

The Manchurian Village

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recently saw the remake of the movie The Manchurian Candidate.…

A Swift Kick to Free Speech

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resident Bush is now requesting that all 527s cease their activity,…

Feeding the Beast

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've long considered myself a capitalist. By which I've meant…

A Swift Veer Off Message

ith the emergence of 527 groups, which were born out of the attempts…

Check Box Voting…Contextual Voting

How should we decide where to spend our votes? My work in…

Passionate Agnosticism

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hen asked about my beliefs in God, I describe myself not only…