Ministry for the Future “Kim Stanley Robinson’s Ministry for the Future is one of the better CliFi books.”
Response to Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things “I was overwhelmed with concerns about equity, privilege, race, and class.“
My 5 favorite books (that I haven't previously reviewed) of 2021 “These are some really solid choices that would be hard to bump off my favorites of 2021 list.”
Ideology as story part 2: Ego and faith “We all create stories to protect ourselves." —Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves
Playing academic catch-up “If the student has the correct support structure in place... they have a great opportunity to grow and catch up.”
Creating healthy boundaries for making realistic changes “An often forgotten part of self-care is evaluating and setting healthy boundaries.”
Ideology as Story part 1 “Ideology and belief, no matter how ardently held, are reducible to simple stories.”
Five Richland councilmembers ignored hundreds of signatures in 2018, refusing to allow a public vote on marijuana sales. Two of them are up for re-election in November “Do you want change in the Tri-Cities? Voter turnout can make a huge difference.”
It’s all about love “In the 51 essays I have written for Tumbleweird, one common philosophy comes through: LOVE.”
Fundamentalist anti-democracy “The real issues are money, power, racism, patriarchy, tribal domination, and a desire to impose Christian fundamentalism.”
It’s hard to be a politician, (and that’s a problem). ”I am giving every single minute of my time to this. It isn’t enough.“
Ted’s Head: history and truth “The biggest reason I didn’t learn more about our complicated history is because I didn’t have to.”
Houselessness is not a crime “Blaming the unhoused rather than the system doesn’t provide a solution.”
Del amor al ser En la connotación de este autor, un ser común pero inalcanzable, denota la ilusión de una reacción casi perfecta ante los ojos de la propia naturaleza instintiva.
Radicalismo del dialogo y razón “Los descontentos que son fundamentales hablan más que las diferencias que existen entre los individuos.”